YinSumi Press, the worldﾒs first publishing house dedicated to documenting the social and political trends in the Hip Hop sub culture, is proud to announce that author Adisa Banjoko, DJ Mike Relm and Balance will release a powerful CD to accompany the release of ﾓLyrical Swords Vol. 2: Westside Rebellionﾔ. The book and CD will drop Oct., 1st 2005 on YinSumi Press. To download a sample MP3 of Adisa Banjokoﾒs Harvard lecture on ﾓIslam, Hip Hop and Black Americaﾔ featuring Balance w/ various beats and blends by DJ Relm: LISTEN HERE!!
ﾓLyrical Swords Vol. 2: Westside Rebellionﾔ looks at the difference in philosophy and strategy between Hip Hop on the east coast and west coast. ﾓPeople forget that the west coast is the home of the Black Panthers and the Brown Beretﾒs. When the courts fail to serve justice to the people out west, we riot. Thatﾒs why Tupac said ﾑOnly in Cali do we riot not rally, so live and dieﾒ. From Ice Cube to Tupac, Paris and Kam, we have a ton of strong conscious rappers. But the standard myth is that the only conscious rappers come from the east. No doubt our east coast brothers set the standard. But like everything else in Hip Hop, we have our own unique way of being politically active.ﾔ
Additional tracks from Balance and San Joseﾒs Jay the Butcher and Shamako Noble be featured on the CD for ﾓLyrical Swords Vol. 2: Westside Rebellionﾔ.
ﾓIn truth, the CD is a tribute to Keith LeBlancﾒs ﾓNo Sell Outﾔ from back in 1983. Itﾒs a tribute to Malcolm X and LeBlanc. When we tell you that you have not heard anything like this before, we mean it. The artistry by which Relm rocked the blends of my lecture with Hip Hop is beyond amazing. To be on the same team as Balance on a mixtape is just an honor in itself. When it comes to ﾑLyrical Swords Volume 2: Westside Rebellionﾒ, people can either be down now, or bow down later. But the rebellion is on!!ﾔ said Banjoko.
In addition the book ﾓLyrical Swords Vol. 2: Westside Rebellionﾔ will feature previously unreleased interviews from the late 80ﾒs and early 90ﾒs with artists such as Master P, Mac Mall, Run D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay, Luniz, Paris, Young Black Teenagers, Slick Rick, Tragedy Khadafi, Spice One, Gangstarr, and many others.
Other dynamic social and political commentary on issues facing todayﾒs youth will also be included. A sample MP3 of DJ Mike Relmﾒs mix can be heard right now at www.netweed.com/lyricalswords!!
