DYP tha Goldynchild, a twenty-something, East Coast bred and born, Ivy League-educated, Korean-American emcee, was recently inspired to put on wax the story of the brutal forty-year occupation of Korea by the Japanese.
With successful and collaborations with Mos Def, Hi-Tek and Common under his belt Talib Kweli, is at the helm of conscious hip hop. Learn more about the mcee's philosophies, aspirations, and the Nkiru Center for Education and Culture (a project he co-runs with Mos Def) in this original WireTap interview.
The Souls of Mischief don't describe themselves as political artists. Rather, they are "about originality." But these, Oakland, CA natives have managed to sidestep the corporate music industry with their latest album, and if their music offers any sign of what's ahead for the group, things will just keep changing.
