Slam Poetry

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: Slam poets, Poetry slam, Mos Def, Def Poetry, Puroslam, Kealoha, Saul Williams, Sevan Aydinian, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, National Poetry Slam, Kip Fulbeck, Big Poppa E, Taylor Mali, Anis Mojgani, Beau Sia, Trinidad Sanchez, Jr., Marc Smith, Bob Holman, Steve Connell, Sounds of the Soul Poetry Slam, Hawaii Slam, B. Dolan, Ragan Fox, H. M. Naqvi, Sonja Sohn, Ursula Rucker, Taalam Acey, Staceyann Chin, Buddy Wakefield, Slam Nuba, Mighty Mike McGee, Austin Poetry Slam, Sage Francis, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Sarah Jones, Jamie DeWolf, Danny Hoch, Janice Erlbaum, Poetry Slam, Inc., Da'shade Moonbeam, John Akpata, Jessica Care Moore, Suzi Q. Smith, Karyna McGlynn, Dwayne Morgan, Anti-Slam, Danny Strack, Youth Speaks Hawaii, Jack McCarthy, Spoken Word Canada, Meilani Clay, Grand Corps Malade, Gerard McKeown, MuMs da Schemer, Brave New Voices. Excerpt: Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973) is an American actor and MC known by the stage name Mos Def ( ). Mos Def started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which released the album Black Star in 1998. He was a major force in the late 1990s underground hip hop explosion spearheaded by Rawkus Records. As a solo artist he has released the albums Black on Both Sides in 1999, The New Danger in 2004, True Magic in 2006, and The Ecstatic in 2009. Although he was initially recognized for his musical output, since the early 2000s, Mos Def's screen work has established him as one of only a handful of rappers who have garnered critical approval for their acting work. Mos Def has also been active in several social and political issues. Mos Def grew up during the golden age of hip-hop and has rapped and acted since he was six. He attended...