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The Roots Project | Original Flow

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Hip Hop artist, Poet and Producer Original Flow is a wordsmith with a message. Following in his father’s MC footsteps, Original Flow continues to defy mainstream music molds through conscious …

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The Roots Project | Chief Peace

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Chief Peace is a 25 year old artist & musician born in Oklahoma and currently living in Venice Beach, California. He is currently working on his upcoming album “Kid Lennon” …

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The Roots Project | Prez

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Justin Brown was born May 2nd, 1986 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He grew up in a household that didn’t allow him to listen to hip-hop until an older age. Member …

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The Roots Project | Jim Conway

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Jim Conway is a rap artist who challenges the status quo in a music industry saturated with negative role models. He makes a bold attempt through his music to bridge …

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The Roots Project | 3rd i Jones

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3rd i Jones, a southern artist/songwriter born in Memphis, was raised in a religious house hold with influences early on from Kirk Franklin to Smokie Norful. But as life progressed …

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The Roots Project | L-Smooth Mensah

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In the world of Hip Hop, most artists are recognized as having a very distinguished image that identifies with their street life, but not for L-Smooth. He doesn’t fit the …

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The Roots Project | P.Z.Y.

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Born Mbono “John-Paul” Mkhize, P.Z.Y. grew up in the township of Kwadengezi, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa. His parents, Thulani(John) & Sibusisiwe(Jackie), along with 3 older siblings moved to Oklahoma to be …

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The Roots Project | Mainframe Trax Family

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The Mainframe Trax Family is a collective of people that live with an undying love for Hip Hop Culture, and great music all together. Coupled with a true value of …

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Madeline Cole ’18

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It had been a while since we just went out and shot for fun. Madeline was kind of enough to join us while we wandered around and looking for new …