DJ Reborn, DJ + Educator :: 120 Seconds
DJ Reborn shares a humbling experience in the school system and embraces the opportunity to become a better arts educator by sparking interest in young people.
DJ Reborn shares a humbling experience in the school system and embraces the opportunity to become a better arts educator by sparking interest in young people.
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About DJ Reborn: Chicago native DJ Reborn has been pleasing crowds for over a decade with her mellifluous blend of Soul, Hip-hop, Reggae, House, Afrobeat and more. Now residing in Brooklyn, NY, this creative soul is not just a party DJ. Her sounds have been heard everywhere from corporate gatherings for Armani and Calvin Klein, to MTV’s post awards party for Lauryn Hill, as well as a private birthday bash for Maxwell. She has worked with The Bronx Museum and is a resident DJ for “Uptown Fridays”, a popular monthly event at The Studio Museum in Harlem. Throughout her career, Reborn has been the opening DJ at live shows for such renowned artists as The Roots, India Arie. Common, CaronWheeler, Talib Kweli, Saul Williams and most recently John legend.
In the summer of 2003, she provided the music for the Russell Simmons annual Art for Life benefit. A highlight of the year was being selected as the DJ for the 2004 Urban Word Teen Poetry Slam Competition in New York, hosted by Kanye West. Another highlight has been Reborn’s four appearances on BET’s Rap City. She has been featured in SCRATCH,TRACE, URB and NRG magazines. Reborn was the Musical Director and live onstage DJ for the Off-Broadway Hip-Hop Theatre hit, Flow, starring Will Power. Flow continues to tour around the US and abroad and has been so successful that an excerpt from the production was featured on NBC’s Carson Daly Show. In March 2004, Flow won the Best Theatre award at the prestigious HBO Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen.
While on hiatus from Flow, Reborn was the 2004/05 international tour DJ for Russell Simmon’s DEF POETRY JAM. Reborn’s strong belief in community is what motivates her to continue her work as an educator. She facilitates creative writing and DJing workshops for New York City youth and other teens while on tour. DJ Reborn also lends her various skills to many non-profit organizations and their events. DJ Reborn’s musical versatility and enduring reputation is what makes her one of today’s most respected and sought after talents.
Seen and Heard: Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Buttacup Lounge, Moe’s, Ovation, Sol, Rockwells, Sputnik, 22 West, 40/40 Club, Anju, Apollo Theatre, Bar 13, Bar 16, Boulevard/Crash Mansion, Bowery Poetry Club, Canal Room, CBGB Gallery, China White, Crobar, Denial, Eugene’s, Faluka, Flute, Jimmy’s Uptown, Joe’s Pub, Il Bogato, Knitting Factory, Gemini Lounge, Guernica, Ludlow Bar, Naked Lunch, Nuyorican Poets Café, Remote Lounge, Shampu, S.O.B.’s, Speed, Sutra, Wetlands
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Walt "Clyde" Frazier, Basketball Legend :: 120 Seconds
NY Knick's Walt "Clyde" Frazier's passions extend beyond basketball from youth and education to sailing and gardening all while setting an example and giving back.
NY Knick's Walt "Clyde" Frazier's passions extend beyond basketball from youth and education to sailing and gardening all while setting an example and giving back.
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About Walt Frazier:
With a nickname taken by a Knicks trainer from the folk-hero robber Clyde Barrow, whose life was chronicled in the film Bonnie and Clyde, Frazier presided over the Knicks for 10 years from 1967 to 1977. As a Knicks player, Frazier scored 19.3 points per game, played in seven NBA All-Star Games, and was named to four All-NBA First Teams and seven NBA All-Defensive First Teams. He is especially remembered for his inspirational performance in the seventh and deciding game of a thrilling 1970 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. He learned basketball on a rutted, dirt playground, the only facility available at his all-black school in the racially segregated South of the 1950s. (Via NBA.com)
Known as ‘Clyde’ for his snappy dressing reminiscent of historical outlaws ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ and his innate ability to ‘steal’ the ball, Walt played with a mixture of bravado, athleticism, intensity and a calculated lack of emotion that encapsulated the very essence of being cool. Indeed, playing it cool as a cucumber became his trademark. And, as the street hustlers, hip-hoppers, wee pappa rappers, breakers, b-boys and graff kids picked up on the shoe, Clyde’s personal style seemed to effortlessly rub off on an entire city.
There are only a few sneakers that truly qualify as classics, and the Clyde is right there with the best of them. They’re shoes that transcended their original sporty job description, that can genuinely claim to represent an entire city, generate a lifetime of anecdotes, and are truly an authentic legend on the street. They’ve been called a few different names over the last thirty years (Suede, Clyde, State) but the shoe has continued to influence the scenesters in the USA, Europe and Asia with acid jazzers, old school nuts, terrace casuals and skaters alike hot steppin’ these PUMAs. (Via SneakerFreaker.com)
K’Naan, MC + Musician :: 120 Seconds
Somali MC & musician Knaan shares his views on language as not only a tool for communication but also as a cultural carrier and its influence in the way we view ourselves and our surrounding environment.
Somali MC + musician Knaan shares his views on language as not only a tool for communication but also as a cultural carrier and its influence in the way we view ourselves and our surrounding environment.
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About K'naan:
Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, just as the civil unrest that rocked the country was beginning, rapper K'NAAN spent the early years of his life trying to avoid death and listening to the hip-hop records sent to him from America by his father, who had left Somalia earlier. When K'NAAN (whose name means "traveler" in Somali) was 13, he, his mother, and his two siblings were able to leave their homeland and join relatives in Harlem, where they stayed briefly before moving to Rexdale, Ontario, where there was a large Somali community. As soon as his English started improving, he began rapping, and in tenth grade he dropped out of school and traveled around North America for two years, performing occasionally. Through his friendship with Sol Guy, part of promotion team Direct Current Media, K'NAAN was able to perform at the United Nations' 50th anniversary concert in 1999, held in Geneva, where he used his platform to publicly criticize the United Nations' handling of the Somali crisis in the 1990s. One of the audience members, Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour, was so impressed by the young MC's performance and courage that he invited him to contribute to his 2001 album Building Bridges, a project through which K'NAAN was able to tour the world. In 2002, he met Jarvis Church, part of the Track and Field Productions team that helped propel Nelly Furtado to fame, a connection that eventually led to a record. The Dusty Foot Philosopher came out in Canada in 2005, and was followed with tour spots with Mos Def and Talib Kweli, as well as a performance at Live 8. In 2007 the live album On the Road appeared and then, two years later, the album Troubadour became K'NAAN's first for the major label A&M. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide
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