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Spoken-word artist nominated for Poet of the Year in Tampa, FL
Life, an award-winning spoken-word artist in Tampa Bay, FL is definitely living the life many entrepreneurs of all types aspire to: supporting oneself solely on their craft.
A recent winner of a poetry slam at the acclaimed Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York City and owner/operator of Black On Black Rhyme Tampa, Life’s been nominated for Poet of the Year at the first annual Tampa Bay Hip Hop Awards taking place on Sunday, November 30, 2008.
Here’s a snippet from the upcoming article on Black On Black Rhyme Tampa, Life, and the HipHopSodaShop.
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You tout yourself as “the only full-time spoken word artist in Tampa.”
How do you maintain your drive?
Life: So many things push me. The emails and phone calls, from people, who buy my CDs and/or attend the shows I produce and/or perform in, that communicate how meaningful what I do is, to them, are certainly inspiring.
Knowing that, as an artist and entrepreneur, I’m a leader and role model, in my community, for people who have so few, positive examples, is certainly motivation. I always wanna do better, for my family. So, that keeps me hungry.
I guess the source, of my drive, can be summed up as my love, for my folk.
