Having begun writing and performing rhymes as a young girl, the New Haven, CT (USA) born Akua Naru, began crafting in her early years what would later reveal to be a great talent for profound lyricism and extraordinary musical performances. Known as a traveler, as chronicled throughout her Jan. 2011 debut release, The Journey Aflame, this female wordsmith has garnered attention by trotting the globe, recording her experiences and fusing musical genres with her brand of hip hop. Formerly based in Philadelphia, there have been many stops along the way, from traveling West Africa to touring China, Naru moved to Cologne, Germany where she currently resides and creates music.
Since the January 2011 release of her debut album "...The Journey Aflame", Naru has in a short time solidified herself on the scene as a model for what women can be in hip hop. The album has been written about in several countries and deemed a classic hiphop contribution by hip hop and jazz critics, as well as, academics from New York to Moscow. Placing at number one on the US college radio charts, with the JR & PH7 produced single "The World Is Listening", in rotation on various national radio stations in France and Germany and appearing in record stores from Paris to Tokyo, "...The Journey Aflame" has definitely proven to do just that; make the world listen.
Naru has performed with the world renowned Afro Beat pioneer and Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen, toured with classic Hip Hop group Lords Of The Underground, & shared the stage/collaborated with artists Patrice, Tete, Ursula Rucker, Blitz The Ambassador, german production powerhouse JR &Ph7, Detroit emcee Elzhi, Wax Tailor, Uk rapper TY, Voice Of Germany soul singer, Mic Donet, and recently featured on a new Red Hot release along side Tuneyards and legends Angelique Kidjo and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of the legendary Roots crew. Not just an emcee, Naru has also recently teamed up with one of the nation’s leading scholars, Dr. Tricia Rose, author of the classic book “Black Noise” & "The Hip Hop Wars", to lecture at The Hip Hop Academy in Hamburg, Germany.
Naru’s latest release, Live & Aflame Sessions, is an eleven-track live interpretation of the studio produced Journey Aflame album, and was released in May 2012 by Jakarta Records. The album was recorded and filmed live with a 12-piece band highlighting blazing horn section, soulful strings in Cologne's legendary Maarwegstudio2. The album was mixed by Echo award-winning Wolfgang “Stackman” Stach and produced entirely by Akua Naru.
With classic boom bap hip-hop sounds, profound mastery of lyricism, socially conscious rhymes, and astonishing musicianship, it is no wonder that Naru has garnered attention and accumulated rave reviews. Being associated with artist movements such as the 90's hip hop era and acts such as Lauryn Hill & The Roots, Naru's musical and poetic gifts have been appreciated within and beyond hip hop circles and are amplified within live performance. Accompanied by her band, DIGFLO, a six-piece ensemble including drums, keys, saxophone/flute, bass, guitar, and turntables, Akua Naru has a reputation for captivating audiences, hyping crowds, inspiring many, and forcing some to counter and dispel the myths regarding what they have been taught about women and hip hop. Clearly, her music and performances are a testament to the legacy of soul music and the powerful trailblazing female artist tradition on which it builds.
[Intro] Oh yes Dig flow Alright Yeah For those of y'all waiting for hip hop She's here
[Verse 1] The hottest shit start the track wit' a Get acrobatic with this rap shit Go round Might even pull a backflip But now this is the days of John The Baptist My water rapid Pull a hip-hop out the casket These fascists Casket on tracks, they couldn't wrap gifts My practice Knotty the head, a Johnny Mathis Dramatic To the flow my prose and close caption For breakfast my crunch be like "I oppose the ___?" Soul on the track, they flashback like Ol' Gladys Night falls, I transport you all to Paris Spit fire fire from a blunt line of dragons Call a cab quick and get that ass on the wagon Passion of the Ku, sometimes pornographic Why the track so hard, man the verse some viagra Uh, said the verse some viagra Cause its h-ho-ho-hot shit
[Chorus X2] Dope these females you know this shit hot Wondering what the combination to my dreadlock (dreadlock) Dope these females I'm so hip hop I was born with a limp on stage when the beat dropped
[Verse 2] I'm so competitive My flow ran for president For Hellen Keller kids I'm hip hop Ian Sullivan Thought travelling Walk with the womb of Mary Magdalene Plus school rhymes been canonized by the Vatican Hood Samaritan, Each paragraph ___? in What's happening Sid, Excuse you miss I'm not having it Who want challenge this 'nuff came and left the battle quick So my game remain the same while the balance shift Immaculate conceive My blood, beams on morphines I cause dreams to re-arrange the way it all seems Uh, to re-arrange the way it all seems Cause its some h-ho-ho-ho-hot shit
Having begun writing and performing rhymes as a young girl, the New Haven, CT (USA) born Akua Naru, began crafting in her early years what would later reveal to be a great talent for profound lyricism and extraordinary musical performances. Known as a traveler, as chronicled throughout her Jan. 2011 debut release, The Journey Aflame, this female wordsmith has garnered attention by trotting the globe, recording her experiences and fusing musical genres with her brand of hip hop. Formerly based in Philadelphia, there have been many stops along the way, from traveling West Africa to touring China, Naru moved to Cologne, Germany where she currently resides and creates music.
ResponderEliminarSince the January 2011 release of her debut album "...The Journey Aflame", Naru has in a short time solidified herself on the scene as a model for what women can be in hip hop. The album has been written about in several countries and deemed a classic hiphop contribution by hip hop and jazz critics, as well as, academics from New York to Moscow. Placing at number one on the US college radio charts, with the JR & PH7 produced single "The World Is Listening", in rotation on various national radio stations in France and Germany and appearing in record stores from Paris to Tokyo, "...The Journey Aflame" has definitely proven to do just that; make the world listen.
Naru has performed with the world renowned Afro Beat pioneer and Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen, toured with classic Hip Hop group Lords Of The Underground, & shared the stage/collaborated with artists Patrice, Tete, Ursula Rucker, Blitz The Ambassador, german production powerhouse JR &Ph7, Detroit emcee Elzhi, Wax Tailor, Uk rapper TY, Voice Of Germany soul singer, Mic Donet, and recently featured on a new Red Hot release along side Tuneyards and legends Angelique Kidjo and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of the legendary Roots crew. Not just an emcee, Naru has also recently teamed up with one of the nation’s leading scholars, Dr. Tricia Rose, author of the classic book “Black Noise” & "The Hip Hop Wars", to lecture at The Hip Hop Academy in Hamburg, Germany.
Naru’s latest release, Live & Aflame Sessions, is an eleven-track live interpretation of the studio produced Journey Aflame album, and was released in May 2012 by Jakarta Records. The album was recorded and filmed live with a 12-piece band highlighting blazing horn section, soulful strings in Cologne's legendary Maarwegstudio2. The album was mixed by Echo award-winning Wolfgang “Stackman” Stach and produced entirely by Akua Naru.
With classic boom bap hip-hop sounds, profound mastery of lyricism, socially conscious rhymes, and astonishing musicianship, it is no wonder that Naru has garnered attention and accumulated rave reviews. Being associated with artist movements such as the 90's hip hop era and acts such as Lauryn Hill & The Roots, Naru's musical and poetic gifts have been appreciated within and beyond hip hop circles and are amplified within live performance. Accompanied by her band, DIGFLO, a six-piece ensemble including drums, keys, saxophone/flute, bass, guitar, and turntables, Akua Naru has a reputation for captivating audiences, hyping crowds, inspiring many, and forcing some to counter and dispel the myths regarding what they have been taught about women and hip hop. Clearly, her music and performances are a testament to the legacy of soul music and the powerful trailblazing female artist tradition on which it builds.
[Intro]
ResponderEliminarOh yes
Dig flow
Alright
Yeah
For those of y'all waiting for hip hop
She's here
[Verse 1]
The hottest shit start the track wit' a
Get acrobatic with this rap shit
Go round
Might even pull a backflip
But now this is the days of John The Baptist
My water rapid
Pull a hip-hop out the casket
These fascists
Casket on tracks, they couldn't wrap gifts
My practice
Knotty the head, a Johnny Mathis
Dramatic
To the flow my prose and close caption
For breakfast my crunch be like
"I oppose the ___?"
Soul on the track, they flashback like Ol' Gladys
Night falls, I transport you all to Paris
Spit fire fire from a blunt line of dragons
Call a cab quick and get that ass on the wagon
Passion of the Ku, sometimes pornographic
Why the track so hard, man the verse some viagra
Uh, said the verse some viagra
Cause its h-ho-ho-hot shit
[Chorus X2]
Dope these females you know this shit hot
Wondering what the combination to my dreadlock (dreadlock)
Dope these females
I'm so hip hop
I was born with a limp on stage when the beat dropped
[Verse 2]
I'm so competitive
My flow ran for president
For Hellen Keller kids
I'm hip hop Ian Sullivan
Thought travelling
Walk with the womb of Mary Magdalene
Plus school rhymes been canonized by the Vatican
Hood Samaritan, Each paragraph ___? in
What's happening Sid, Excuse you miss
I'm not having it
Who want challenge this
'nuff came and left the battle quick
So my game remain the same while the balance shift
Immaculate conceive
My blood, beams on morphines
I cause dreams to re-arrange the way it all seems
Uh, to re-arrange the way it all seems
Cause its some h-ho-ho-ho-hot shit
[Chorus X2]