#TBT Good Life raised - ultimate respect to our Queen Mother B. Hall looking good... just following
@thegoodlifehealthfoodcentre open mic night rules that she diligently enforced and tried to impress upon us, honoring the word, showing respect, makes for more creative art and builds substance within one's message and character. She remains a lasting inspiration and pillar of our Black Arts community to this day! Slide 1 - B. Hall Shown here in 2024 w/Ab Rude at a
@downtowncrenshaw meeting in Leimert.
Slides 2,3 - Remembering the late great Marcyliena Morgan 🙏🏿 who became one of thee leading Hip-Hop Academia voices as a Professor in the Dept of African American Studies at Harvard University, after spending 2 years embedded with Project Blowed in Leimert and writing her account of The Real Hip Hop: Battling for Knowledge, Power and Respect in the LA Underground. Book cover 📸 by
@bpleasel taken during the classic "OG Crew Heavyweights Round 3" session at the
@beastieboys G-Son Studio in Atwater Village 1994 (Aceyalone
@djinjis_corner DK Toon
@zulubutterflyatu @myka9 P.e.a.c.e. 🙏🏿 and
@abbeyrizzle shown). Asé
Slide 4 - Some of the Cast members (l-r
@pigeonjohn Ellay Khule, Eve of Figures Of Speech, Myka 9
@chali_2na and Abstract Rude) of the This Is The Life docufilm shown in Leimert Park hanging with famed Dir
@ava who was also a Good Life artist covered in the film., which was her directorial debut. All hail Ava Duvernay for helping to further give us a legacy voice... hopefully the film cycles back on a streaming platform soon for those yet to watch it!!! 📸 Urb Mag
#goodlifeMCs #projectblowed #LAunderground #hiphophistory
