I Am Us

“It is better to be who you normally are…not who you orally are”

“The evolution of Hip-Hop music is infinite. True rap connoisseurs have thrived upon preserving originality in music and Yonas takes no exception. In just a short period of time Yonas has managed to become one of the most promising up-and-coming MC’s to rise out of the Empire State as he now prepares for global takeover.

Carefully cultivating a rapidly expanding fan base and already having landed notable music reviews with AllHipHop.com, 2DopeBoyz, New York Magazine, BallerStatus.com, Hip Hop DX, NahRight, Rap Fanatic Magazine, Brooklyn Vegan, and many other popular media outlets, Yonas shows no sign of slowing down. In January 2009, Yonas’s celebratory anthem “Banga” won a Billboard Songwriting Award for best Hip-Hop / Rap song as he released his debut album The New Golden Era to iTunes Worldwide.”

Check him out @ yonasmusic.com

“Ethiopian by blood American by origin his parents named their 2nd child Michael Tesfae Yoseph.The art, the life, the gift and curse is what inspires him. It’s what makes him a leader in a world of followers. He said it best, to do what has never been done, requires a fearless disregard to ones limits and inevitable opposition. What do u say to a person who till this day risks everything to live out the vision he believes Is his true destiny.”

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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).”

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Madcon (short for Mad Conspiracy), made up of Tshawe Baqwa (Kapricon) and Yosef Wolde-Mariam (Critical) is a Norwegian hip hop duo. Critical was born in Norway, with parents from Ethiopia and Eritrea while Kapricorn was born in Germany from South African parents but grew up in Tveita in eastern Oslo.

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“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.”

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“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.”

myspace.com/burntface

He’s DOPE. You can preview and buy his album here. More from his blog.

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.

More @ AfroFlow.com