CORE RHYTHM
A lifelong performer with his roots on stage and screen, Core Rhythm took NYC by storm with his fierce debut album NAT TURNER RELOADED (Voted #6 on the Rapreviews.com Top 10 list of 2006) and in a few short years has become a force in the New York Independent Hip Hop Scene. A member of the Subphonik Sound System with musical luminaries Baba Israel and Yako 440, Core’s music is characterized by powerful thought provoking lyrics over earth-shattering beats. He has performed on the same bill with Hip Hop legends such as O.C.., Nice & Smooth and The Juggaknots, worked in the studio with pioneers such as Grand Mixer DXT, performed at prestigious events such as the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival in Washington D.C., the world famous Umea Jazz Festival in Umea, Sweden and rocked crowds in countries such as Serbia, Spain, The Czech Republic, Slovenia, The United Kingdom, Germany and China. With the release of Core’s second album RONIN (4 stars from HipHop Linguistics.com) he did not missed a beat, only further upping the ante in the world of Hip Hop music and modern Black expression. As a producer Core has been making noise as well, having done production for artist such as Highwater Music artist Homeboy Sandman, Embedded Records artist Bisco Smith (Bisc 1), underground street hustle legend Creature and many more. Currently Core has been touring with Milk & Jade by Dana Leong, the Barcelona based Jazz Quintet The Marc Ayza Group, as well as teaching youth Hip Hop education workshops both domestic and abroad. Core has just released his third and what he believes to be his work The ECOLOGY this January.
CONCERNING CHANGE
My whole aim in art is reinvention. Hip Hop’s basic principle’s are that, taking substances that where once used for one purpose and then utilizing that object, concept, etc to create something, new, vibrant, relevant to the now. Art is not a museum piece! It must be ever changing, that is why Hip Hop has to me the greatest potential, its very nature is of expressing individuality and personal expression, but stresses the need for authenticity and truth. As an Emcee and Beatmaker, I take existing sounds, compositions, language and idea’s, re-work them, re-mix them and find my voice within it, dig through my past, OUR past and find my present and define my future with the hope to inspire anyone who listens to frankly do the same. I could say hey I make music to enlighten or educate people, but frankly I don’t consider myself an authority on anything, not even myself, I just hope I can nudge them to aim towards personal, artistic and global analysis because I have taken that step within myself, in my own life. I am to be an example. ~ Mtume Gant
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