Call For Art: Through Solar Babies Art Institute we would like to help expose the world to more Black / African centered Artists and their work. That’s why we are having a Call For Artist of all Styles from Drawings, Paintings, Digital Media etc to showcase in our Quarterly Zine Publication.
Our Solar Babies Quarterly is a way for you the Artist to be seen by more fans, buyers, collectors and supporters of Black / African Culture. To participate all you have to do is submit 3-4 (300 dpi resolution (for print media)) images to SolarBabiesArtInstitute@gmail.com to be considered for our Quarterly.
Catalyst: Duro Wicks & Chicago Hip Hop is an independent documentary film about how Duro “Shame Love Tempo” Wicks fell in love with Hip Hop and helped give it a home on the Chicago music scene of the early 1990’s. It examines what made Hip Hop blow up in Chicago so much later than in other cities, how a tiny 100 watt college station became Chicago’s Hip Hop radio powerhouse, why it was so difficult for a young Black entrepreneur to get a party started, and a time when social, political and economic conditions ultimately proved to make Duro’s dream unsustainable, even though it was more successful than anyone ever imagined it could be.
The Chicago Reader called Duro Wicks “one of the godfathers of the Wicker Park hip hop scene.” The Chicago Tribune called him “a large man with a charismatic presence… at the center of the kinetic circus.” Duro describes himself as “The Catalyst” when talking about how he created a place for a generation of kids to show up and prove. “Before I did my own thing, I had nowhere to go,” says Duro “so my whole thing was let’s do our own shows.” Duro fell in love with hip hop long before it was easily accessible in Chicago, so he wanted to create a place for people with similar passions to gather. After several false starts, he finally got some traction running the first weekly Hip Hop open mic night in the city at a basement club called The Lower Links. It brought in hundreds of kids every week from all over the city and suburbs, which was unheard of in the segregated Chicago of early ’90’s. After a brief, but wildly popular run, the club ended up being a victim of its own success when neighbors and other business owners in Wrigleyville, unhappy with the growing number of Black kids hanging out in the street every week, took action and got the club shut down.
So the preview was so amazing. Thx to everyone that joined us virtually. Now it’s time for the perculater! Our kickstarter is on line.
The latest release from Chicago legends, the PCP Allstars. Street music at its finest. Gritty analog beats with ferocious rhymes. If you are on the wave of underground bangers, you will love this album. Its a feast for the soul. Don’t sleep.
All songs written by the PCP Allstars. All songs produced by Original Super Legend for Supa Sounds.
After seeing the magnificent art works of Marcellous Lovelace I must admit there is a African Contemporary Artist who creates soulful expressions in the mold of Charles White and John Biggers in these modern times. His current showing Black Is Beautiful TV is Bad details the revolt from oppression and free form expression from an Indigenous People of African In an Assimilated America. The Works protest against racism, bigotry and gentrification while remaining beautiful in appearance. Please take the time to learn more about Marcellous Lovelace.
Thoughtful eloquence is a great way to describe “Time Travel Is Real (A Prelude To Japan...)” by Chicago producer Radius. A prelude to Japan is the landscape to envision yourself in as you listen to this fresh Afro-futuristic flavor. Radius has carefully taken a mix of soul, jazz and dance into playful drum patterns. Melanin Starburst is my favorite cut so far because it reminds me of my trips from Ghana to Tokyo over night stopping in Paris for a brief few hours, I’d have to even add that I hear some Sun Ra inspiration in here (ohh and listen for the change ups). All seven tracks have range balance and fresh elements of vocal samples throughout. Radius is on our radar look out for him and support this album.
Video from the prolific Infinito 2017’s Threatening Music X Brash and Abrasive an album of stories a collection of thoughts recorded. This time around Infinito 2017 totally details the relationship humans share with their Ego and Pride. The video is based on reflection of self in an isolated world. Cool D’s production captures the heartfelt jazzy scenario’s in the same fashion as Pharaoh Sanders or Thelonious Monk.
Truly Nobody Really Cares the video is only part of a short film by Marcellous Lovelace that’s based on the acceptance of being Alone forever minus any emotional response.
Video Shot by SOME BLACK PEOPLE [NAPPY 9]
Threatening Music X Brash and Abrasive out now on Joe Left Hand Records
Album Notes: When making music in my view the ultimate goal is to love what you create and let your soul be the main component in the final output. ”Threatening Music X Brash and Abrasive = Masculine” minus the filler and without the added opinions of those that didn’t write the songs. ”Threatening Music X Brash and Abrasive” is what it sounds like when Infinito 2017 filters out all the voices of others and create completely from the internal. Infinito 2017 creates underground music that tells what he thinks over boom bap instrumentals. ”Threatening Music X Brash and Abrasive” is independent Hip Hop with no fashion, no mama man clowns, no love songs and no songs made to follow the template that rappers use to records music! This album is hardcore uncut raw Infinito 2017, the microphone and beats. Black Music! ”Threatening Music X Brash and Abrasive” guest vocal appearances are AthenA, Mr. Skurge, Watusi, Unity Lewis and Aslaam Mahdi.
Production: Produced by Positive Black Nationalists (tracks 1 & 15); FatNice (2, 9, 14); DJ White Shadow (3 & 13); Mr. Walt of the Beatminerz (4); Cool D (5); Mixx Massacre (6); Malosmokie’s [LCOB] (7); Black Sparx (8, 10, 18); Thaione Davis (11); Dion Brown (12 & 17); Ne Ne James (16).
2014 She Cried In Nigeria art by Marcellous Lovelace – Artist of African Indigenous Love of Self – Tonight before sleep work took me to the plight of My people universal … Tears of pain from Chicago to Nigeria and all of our lands lets be aware 234 hearts must be freed #selfdetermination #abuja #nigeria #chicagoartist #MarcellousLovelaceArt #soulfulblackart #awareness #africanlove #biko70 #protestart #thinkart #blackart #stopwar www.society6.com/marcellouslovelace to get print
Watch a silly American cartoon from the #raygun81 series following the life of characters “Fray and Tay” and all of their American Poverty friends doing nothing and not serving any purpose due to endless congress unemployment. Watch as nothing happens after years of trying, bad education and poor eating habits.
See the American Poverty stricken guys look for work, believe in nothing and don’t gain any money ever.
DONT BITE
DONT FOLLOW
AMERICAN POVERTY
#FRAYANDTAY
#BlackPeopleCartoon
#Raygun81
animated and designed all by Marcellous Lovelace for Heart From Nubia
[this entire cartoon has no direction or rules so don’t count on it, if you want to improve the possibilities of this show just donate or give cameras etc .. ]
Brothers Perspective Magazine 