KING ROTI – MISTAMINDZ DON!
Toronto’s most hardworking emcees – KING ROTI, is always on the scene with a new song or video or he's an inspiration to the young people. Here is a recent article posted by PEACE (Canada’s…
Author: Wilfred Kanu Jr.
Wilfred “Freddy Will” Kanu Jr. stands at the crossroads of global Black culture. Born in Sierra Leone, raised across Africa and North America, and creatively rooted in the Caribbean, Germany, and Estonia, Freddy’s work embodies a transatlantic consciousness. He merges African folklore with Hip Hop lyricism, classical philosophy with street narrative, and romance psychology with cultural commentary.
Wilfred Kanu Jr. is a Sierra Leonean-American author, music producer, and recording artist. He writes on history, philosophy, geopolitics, biography, poetry, public discourse, and fiction. He resides in Berlin, Germany, mixing hip-hop music with jazz.
THE GREEN GHOST PROJECT
The self-proclaimed hardest nigga on the streets – Styles P has returned to the limelight with yet another 'hood banger' entitled 'THE GREEN GHOST PROJECT' which was produced by DJ Green Lantern! Now, what is…
KERRY L. MARZOCK
Mystic Wolf aka. Kerry L. Marzock Poet, Novelist, and member of Soul Asylum Poetry I’ll be the first to admit. I am not much of a horror aficionado, but I do have my intrigue for…
RHYTHM & BLUES PT.1
Is it safe to say R&B has mountains to move? In the 90’s when Hip Hop was emerging to surpass prominent genres like Rock n Roll and Country on a worldwide scale, it was often…
SWAY MAGAZINE FEATURES FREDDY WILL
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA – December 14, 2009 - On a cold Friday afternoon in November, journalist, reporter, and photographer Melissa Bessey arrived at Freddy Will's abode in Toronto. She sat down with Freddy Will to…
MIC BOOGIE – THAT’s ME.
The evolution of music has not taken its full course if artists like Mic Boogie are not asserted in its shuffle. Hip Hop emerged from the Bronx in New York, USA and spread through the…
FREDDY WILL’s TEN MOST FAVORITE RIDES
Everyone has their tastes in cars... here is mine. You've probably heard the slogan that goes something like, the best way to gauge a man's personality (by personality I mean character, not wealth) is by checking…
MOST CONSISTENT EMCEE OF THE DECADE (1999 – 2009)
Being an emcee compiling a list of this magnitude is tough. There are so many talented emcees out there, it's almost impossible to make a top 10 list of any sort without leaving someone out or…
GHETTO RADIO – FREDDY WILL IN EUROPE AND AFRICA
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - October 5, 2009 – Leslie ‘Lee’ Kasumba, the Musical Director of Ghetto Radio interviewed Freddy Will for the Ghetto Radio website: Ghetto Radio is located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Europe). It features…
MY BOOK OF CHRYMES AND ALBUM OUT NOW!!!
The new album, "While I'm Still Young - The Talking Drums 1. 2v" features four (4) new singles. "Look At Me Now," "While I'm Still Young II," "Waitin' 4 Ur Luv" feat. Liberty Silver and…
MY TOP ELEVEN G.O.A.T EMCEES (EXCLUDING MYSELF)
I consider myself to be one of those well-rounded Emcees who has been a fan of Hip Hop for most of his life. I grew up in West Africa as one of the few who adopted…
GHOSTFACE KILLAH
On September 29th, 2009 Ghostface Killah will be releasing his eighth (8) solo offering entitled, Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City. Ghost promised that this album would be inspired by an R&B influence.…
WEST AFRICAN CUISINE – PT. I
You couldn't go greener than West Africa. West Africa's most precious assets are its natural resources, most of which are biodegradable. Agriculture is the order of the day. West Africans eat a lot of greens, carbohydrates, meat,…
SIERRA LEONE
In the West, there is a propensity to analyze West Africa under dim light. This light is much like the light of slave trading Europeans shed on Africa as - 'a dark continent.' This view…