HEADLINER for HAMPSHIRE HALLOWEEN 2014: Mykki Blanco HYPE is thrilled and excited to announce the Hampshire Halloween 2014 Headliner - Mykki Blanco. Mykki Blanco is one of the most dynamic artists in the industry today. She brings a diverse range of style, presence, and perspective to our stage. We could not be more excited to have her lead our lineup. - Adrianna Perry; HYPE Signer Mykki Blanco is the stage name of the American poet and performing artist Michael David Quattlebaum Jr. Mykki is an interdisciplinary artist who uses contemporary hip hop as a performance medium to express her larger ideas. In 2011 she published her first book of poems “From the Silence of Duchamp to the Noise of Boys”. She also began performing two new projects, crushing industrial rock under the name No Fear and glamorous, ghetto-fabulous riot grrrl rap under the name Mykki Blanco. In 2012, Mykki made her grand entrance with the Mykki Blanco and the Mutant Angels EP, featuring cuts like “Join My Militia (Nas Gave Me a Perm)” and “Gay Dog. Later in 2012 Blanco dropped the seminal “Cosmic Angel Mixtape”, dubbed “From Teenage Runaway to Hip Hop Queen” in a profile by the New York Times Mykki Blanco was solidified as a young artist whose creative work with hip hop had just begun. On May 21, 2013 Blanco released her second work “Betty Rubble: The Initiation” EP, Chris Kelly, in his review for FACT, commented, “For those that have watched and listened to Mykki Blanco’s hypercharged evolution, Betty Rubble: The Initiation isn’t just a culmination of what she’s done — it’s a sign of what’s to come.” Hip Hop Giant XXL wrote, “Blanco’s strength is that he sounds like no one else in rap, and his presentation is still more innovative than ever.” Check out some of her work here: https://youtube/watch?v=sokeAMDm7mk
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 03:19:22 +0000
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