The Wordz From The Street

Peace from Lil Drawz...

Richard Shaw talks with rapper Lil Drawz about life on the street and in the projects, discussing how they met through The Words... and even Obama.

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The Last Poets: Abiodun Oyewole, Umar Bin Hassan, & Alafia Pudim with percussionist Linaja. Photo: Doug Harris, 1969.

Producer Lee Cantelon celebrates hip-hop pioneers The Last Poets, telling their story and discussing their role in The Wordz project. Not only are we honored to work with them, they continue to give us deep spiritual inspiration. And now they are part of the family.

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The Wordz From The Street Podcast, Episode #2

Producer Lee Cantelon describes the discussions and situations --the spiritual thirst-- that catalyzed the creation of his book, The Words. It's an idea so obvious, that he originally just went to the bookstore to buy a book containing only the words of Christ --as they are, outside of the context of the Bible. Once he realized that said book did not exist, he grabbed the scissors and a few Bibles, and began to paste it up himself.

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The Wordz Podcast #1

Richard Shaw, Director of The Words From The Street film and music co-producer, narrates the entrance of The Wordz project into the hip hop community, with all its synchronicity and fortuitous interconnections with artists like Bigg Slice, DJ Dreghost, Layzie Bone, The Last Poets, and many others.

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Krayzie, Layzie, Bizzy, Flesh, and Wish Bone.

As one spectacular event passes, another is announced.

Just last week... December 1st, 2008, all five members of the legendary hip-hop team Bone Thugs N Harmony performed live on stage together for the first time this century. The event at Club Nokia in Los Angeles was sold out and thousands of fans listened to the group perform memorable songs from several of their albums, including unreleased music.

Later that night on Bone Thugs N Harmony's MySpace page, a bulletin press release was posted, finally announcing the official release date of their new album project - Uni5. It is slated to hit the shelves on June 30th, 2009.

"Bone Thugs-N-Harmony coming together for the "Uni 5" album is a monumental movement for hip hop and family life in general. It shows that any obstacle can be overcome, and unity, love, and harmony are the best remedies; hence, the "Uni 5." The Bone legacy is here to stay!"

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