Tag: Hip Hop

  • MFNW 2010: We are all MOsley WOtta Oregon Music News 2010-09-09 Aaron Brandt Jason Graham is MOsley WOtta. So are you, and so am I. That core message of commonality is one good reason why MOWO is quickly gaining such a vast following–that, and tracks full of realistic humor, a bit of brain, and some…

  • MOsley WOtta Arts Beat Oregon Oregon Public Broadcasting TV 2011 Meet hip-hop artist Jason Graham and find out why “I am MOsley WOtta and so are you!” MOsley WOtta is a sly play-on-words meant to remind us that we are all “mostly water.” This inclusive, hip-hop reminder helps Bend-based man-behind-the-artist Jason Graham find family wherever…

  • It’s been a good year for Bend’s MOsley WOtta.  The hip-hop group played shows around the state, opening for acts such as Ice Cube and Tricky.  The band plans to close out this year with a New Year’s Eve show in Bend. That’s where the band will unveil its third official release, titled Amalgum X.…

  • Ciphering Nations: Performing Identity in Brazil and the Caribbean   University of Minnesota June 2011 197 pages Naomi Pueo Wood, Assistant Professor of Spanish The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF…

  • ‘A Yellow-Ass Nigga’?: Hip Hop and the ‘Mixed-Race’ Experience Intermix Academic Papers February 2010 Dr. Kevin Searle Hip Hop has always engaged with the politics of ‘race’ and racism. From the Black Panther Party-inspired Marxism of acts such as The Coup and Immortal Technique, to the Nation of Islam-influenced stance of Public Enemy and Ice…