Movado

Born and grow in Kingston Jamaica, David Constantine Brooks was running the streets wild trying to stay out of trouble in Cassava Piece one of the many ghettos that plague the young black youths. Growing up in the 90′s David experienced the boom of the dancehall and badman era, and looking up to artist such as Bounty Killer inspired him to work to be the biggest badman in dancehall. A bit of luck struck David when one of his best friends had arranged to meet with Junior Reid at his studio in Kingston not knowing Bounty Killa would watch him preform and instantly recognize his talents.

Movado has understood how to remain the biggest badman in dancehall by using his hardcore lyrics, raw talent and the understanding of what goes on in his country that the government pulls a blind eye over and singing about it. “Mi sing weh mi come see. A tings whe mi grow up on. Notice mi neva sing song seh di cow jump ova di moon,” commented Mavado to the Jamaica Star newspaper.

Lowkey

Lowkey is a Poet, Playwright, Political Activist and award winning Hip Hop Artist of mixed British and Arab descent who has received airplay on numerous major radio stations including BBC Radio 1, Capital FM, Kiss FM, Choice FM and BBC 1Xtra and toured internationally performing to crowds everywhere from Glastonbury and Trafalgar Square to Germany and Amsterdam.

He first made his name at the age of 17, attending the open mic sessions which took place at the infamous Deal Real record shop on Carnaby Street, Central London in 2003. The first time he went, another MC by the name of Loki, who had previously been a regular at the weekly open mic, confronted him and they battled for use of the name. Lowkey was named the winner by the audience and other MC's present.

He has been garnering a large fan base and much critical acclaim since the release of his Key to the Game mix CD series and won the awards for Best Newcomer 2005 at the Lyric Pad Hip Hop Awards and in Undercover Magazine. Logic and Lowkey are co-founders of non profit organization The Peoples Army, started in Brixton, South London. He took part in the NSPCC's "Don't Hide It" campaign in 2007, recording an exclusive track and appearing on Choice FM to talk about the project.

Akala (real name Kingslee Daley), born December 1983, is a British rap and electro/rock/alternative artist. He is the younger brother of the singer Ms. Dynamite. He was formerly a football player with Wimbledon F.C. and West Ham United's youth team, playing as a defender. His recent music has seen airplay on various radio stations and music channels including MTV, BBC Radio 1, Channel U TV, Choice FM, Kiss 100 and BBC 1Xtra. He is of Jamaican and Scottish descent and talks about the many issues in the black community in his music. His stage name is a Buddhist term meaning "immovable". One of his first major appearances was with his sister (Ms Dynamite) at the Live 8 festival in London, July 2005.

Introduction

Hi,

This is my first blog and I have decided to make one about rap artists all over the world who write music with a meaning and don’t talk about money fame and fortune in all their tracks. Every artist’s main goal is to be successful and to get all the fame and fortune they can achieve but it’s rare to find an artist that would sacrifice that and be the voice for the voiceless,  the voice for the oppressed. Money can buy nearly everything but not happiness.

This blog has been made so people can share their thoughts and opinions or artists that make music with a meaning.