“After that I moved to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. While going to school over there I picked up rapping as a hobby. I used to write rhymes and battle kids for fun. My attitude and temper got me kicked out of school in Ethiopia and I went to a Military school in upstate NY. That is where I continued to rhyme and eventually I grew into my passion.”
“Ethiopia await, all Prince and Princess!”—so chants famed reggae artist Buju Banton on his album ‘Til Shiloh, but what Buju didn’t know was that the wait would soon be over; Ethiopia birthed an artist–a true embodiment of the Reggae movement’s romantic longing for Ethiopia. Her name: SHEBA Sahlemariam.
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“Burntface is a movement… A movement which speaks to those we feel are largely unspoken to. Burntface is not a voice in the darkness; it is what happens when the darkness itself starts to speak. Burntface is a process that begins with the realization of our collective struggle and finds its power in an inconspicuous wink to the millions of people who comprehend that we humans have far more similarities than differences.”
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Michael “MIKE-E” Ellison is a Hip-hop and spoken word recording artist, actor, and philanthropist. MIKE-E was born in Ethiopia, where he supports orphan outreach and healthcare programs, while maintaining nationwide recognition with one of the country’s most popular hits “Ethiopia (Everything Will Be Alright).” Stateside, the Detroit-based lyricist is recognized for repeat performances on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, appearing regularly in nationally televised spoken word vignettes for the NFL, and teaming with the American Cancer Society (ACS) to orchestrate and headline the nationwide AfroFlow Tour – a live music concert and groundbreaking cancer awareness initiative.
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