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New Album Out Now! |
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| Location: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 20, 2008 (113 days back) |
About Me |
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BUY IT HERE ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Speaks thru music to the world. Speech one of the vocalist for this collective says, Our people have been through so much turmoil and strife for hundreds of years now. We get on stage every night with the mission to broaden the perspectives and give inspiration to rise above the stereotypes and materialism." Unsurprisingly, then, the Grammy award winning group Arrested Development has been devoted to nudging folks in the direction of freedom and spiritual evolution for over 15 years. The group describes their sound as "Life Music." A.D. respects women, and promotes family, spirituality and "male responsibility." They are about consciousness, the earth, African self determination and love. They define themselves as hip-hop artists but also just artists." They are dancers, vocalists, turntablist, drummers, and everything in between. Arrested Development is and has always been a communal music community with any number of talented members on board, picture your family reunion but more musical. Speech may be the most known member of the group, being the front man, but Dionne Farris, Eshe (Black Life), Rasa Don (Raz), Baba Oje (the elder), Nicha and many others have contributed much to this Kalidescope of image and sound. A.D.s debut album 3 years, 5 months and 2 days in the life of(EMI) referred to the amount of time passed between the start of the group and the signing of their first record deal. Singles like "Tennessee", is an open letter to God, which, not unlike Billie Holidays "Strange Fruit," gives new meaning to the term "Family tree." The song won an MTV music award for best rap single 1992. "People Everyday" another of their hits is a super funky treatment of the immortal Sly Stone anthem "Everyday People", also won them an MTV video award for best music video 1992. "Mr. Wendal" the bands biggest hit, humanizes the "bums" on our streets. Of which A.D. donated half of all the royalties to the National Coalition for the Homeless. A.D. has sold over 6 million albums to date. Theyve won 2 Grammy awards for best new artist and best rap single 1993. They were the first African - American artists to donate money to Nelson Mandela and the ANC to help their brothers and sisters in South Africa; Arrested Development has put in work with legends like director Spike Lee, on the major motion picture X. They’ve connected with Cornel West, Nation of Islam, Black Panthers and many other organizations and black leaders. But in all their activism, lets not forget their music. A.D.s music has shook the bootys, hearts and minds of listeners from across the planet and its been recognized by peers as fresh, innovative and needed in the hip-hop game. A.D. became known for rockin’ samples, live instruments, bold scratching and organic sounds to form their blend of Hip Hop. After a long hiatus, the group has come together again! And its all good. They have recorded 2 special releases for Speechs highly successful solo market of Japan. They consistently tour, Australia, Europe, Canada, Japan and of course the U.S. to standingroom-only crowds. They share stages & give love to new artists like Eyrkah Badu, Talib Kweli, Roots, Mos Def, Jurrasic 5 and many others. While keeping their own roots by rockin houses with KRS One, Big Daddy Kane and Grandmaster Flash. One of the unique passions of A.D. is their world vision. We know that Hip-hop reaches the globe, so why not use this opportunity to build bridges, says Speech. Theyve done shows with the legendary Mahotella Queens, African Show boys and many others. For 2005, AD performed and won as audience favorite on NBCs hit show of the summer, Hit me Baby 1 more time. For that show they again showed their hearts by donating $20,000 to UNICEF for relief in Sudan, Africa. Right now A.D.’s fresh outta the studio, they took their time in recording the album of their career! Speech says, Hip-Hop is very unforgiving and the fact that weve done a lot doesn’t matter to the average head out there, they wanna hear heat, and thats what we yearn to give." Look out for new Arrested Development project, in stores now! Arrested Developments music is now available on www.arresteddevelopmentmusic.com |
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Music:Member Since: 7/23/2005Band Website: arresteddevelopmentmusic.com Band Members:Baba Oje (spiritual advisor) Montsho Eshe (dancer singer, ryhmer) Speech (leader, vocalist, turntables) Nicha (singer) Rasa Don (Don Norris) (drums, vocals, graphics) One love (Ryhmes, vocals) Za (bass) jjboogie (guitar) Influences: Old & new artists....Great music from all over this planet. Sounds Like: ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Record Label: Vagabond Records & Tapes Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Hip Hop / Soul / Rap) |
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My Blog |
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Take a look at this |
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| ... Posted by ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:49:00 PST |
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Study: 1 in 3 Hit Songs Mentions Substance Abuse, Smoking |
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| MONDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- About one-third of hit songs -- including three-quarters of rap songs -- have some form of explicit reference to drug, alcohol or tobacco use, a new study found. "Ov... Posted by ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:38:00 PST |
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3 films that will change your vision... |
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| Wow, I have been in my hotel room just getting caught up on movies and I rented a few great flicks, Incredible! A must see for anyone!Inconvienent truth (global warming) / The smartest men in the room... Posted by ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 06:10:00 PST |
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Modern Slavery |
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| Modern SlaveryHuman bondage in Africa, Asia, and the Dominican Republicby Ricco Villanueva Siasoco This article was posted on April 18, 2001.When a ship carrying hundreds of people was recently turned... Posted by ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:41:00 PST |
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Who The Hell Am I? Has Jay-Z Outgrown Hip-Hop? |
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| November 21st 2006 marked the day that Jay-Z returned from his proposed "retirement." The expectations were set ridiculously high for Young Hova but if anyone could exceed expectations, the Jiggaman c... Posted by ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:17:00 PST |
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Revisiting The Black Rapper |
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| Revisiting The Black Rapper As "Pimp Timothy BrownOctober 31, 2003The black rapper as pimp has risen to the forefront of American culture. This phenomenon is receiving a lot of criticism from members ... Posted by ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:12:00 PST |
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Pimp or Wimp? |
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| Pimp or Wimp?: Why Black Rappers Glorify the Pimp MentalityDuEwa FrazierOctober 24, 2003"I don..t know what you heard about me, but you can..t get a dollar out of me. No cadillacs, no perms, you can..... Posted by ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:11:00 PST |
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Man Know Thyself |
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| MAN KNOW THYSELF by: Marcus GarveyFor man to know himself is for him to feel that for him there is no human master. For him Nature is his servant, and whatsoever he wills in Nature, that shall be his... Posted by ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:09:00 PST |
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Lynchings |
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| LynchingsLynching, like rape, has not yet been given its history. Perhaps it has been too easily relegated to the shadows where "poor white" stereotypes dwell. Perhaps the image of absolute victimizat... Posted by ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:08:00 PST |
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Hip Hop's Thugs Hit New Low |
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| Hip Hop's Thugs Hit New Low Stanley Crouch (Daily News)August 12, 2003Black popular culture continues to descend. The most recent and monstrous aspect of it comes, as usual, from the world of hip hop,... Posted by ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:06:00 PST |
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SPEECH, jjboogie, Eshe, Za, OneLove, Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival, TallBoy-Juan, Braille, S*A*M HOLLANDER, Rasadon/aka DonNorris, Nicha, Tasha LaRae, mic. swayne (LA heads high)..., retroViSOR, Teson, Gifted Da FlameThrowa--Get My Album Here, NERACK!*, Lizzle fo shizzle, Nockturnal music productions, Smile - Nu Trackz sullo space!, Syntax Vernac, Your Ma's Music, Jessica, The Sado Bee, Skinny Tie Band, SLATE DUMP, Rocky A.K.A. Rock-Man, Anmary PC, Fat City Reprise, THE SOULKRAUT, Liz Phynx, djvern, Genius Clothing©, PUSH, GLARN ®, upfromsumdirt, Drock, DJ AJ the Rastaman (vote RON PAUL in '08), sooz, micah, maria, JAY VALENCIA / SOUND DESIGNER AND GAFFER, Valerie, RAVEN, 3R dry air, Palace Lounge, ★SweeT RoLLs★ALL PraisEs to THE MOST HIGH!!!!, caleb, ROY ORBISON, Martin a.k.a cZm, John M. Carter (Jay.Sea), INFAMOUS J. BLACK, VORCAN, Mora Marie, Naki’Yah... Valley of Yahoshaphat, Justin.....the peoples warrior and R.A.P. poet, Dj Marko, ONE WORLD Entertainment, Nightrain, Lata, frankie, Lyric
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