After getting a lot of attention from his recently released collab with Keon Love, “now you’re gone,” Tha Vor has decided to release two new singles simultaneously. About a week and a half ago, he dropped the thought provoking tracks: “knowledge of self” and “mama prays for her son.” Both songs have heavy reggae/dancehall under-tones; this is in part due to Tha Vor’s Jamaican background.
Addressing the issue of lack of self knowledge, particularly within the black community, Tha Vor encourages his listeners to acquire knowledge of self on the record with the same name; while on “mama prays for her son” he talks about the importance of loving and respecting our mothers, as well as their commitment to us. Both songs can be streamed via MJE YouTube links below.
“mama prays for her son” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dqIIJF5jsA
“knowledge of self” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LSs5WoGdE0
on Tuesday, July 19th, it was announced that hip-hop’s living legend, Nasir Jones, more popularly known as Nas, will be bestowed the “Started From The Bottom Now We Here” honor at the 2016 REVOLT Music Conference Gala. The 2016 REVOLT Music Conference takes place October 13th through 16th in South Beach, Miami, at the Eden Roc hotel.
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Many people have said that the hip-hop genre has pretty much died out and that what we are listening to today is merely commercial rap. Agree or disagree, there are still a few underground artists who are creating authentic hip-hop and doing a very good job at it. One such person is Jamaica born Toronto based MC, Tha Vor. Being a strong believer in the Rasta faith and culture, Tha Vor makes it a point of duty to produce songs that are not just for ones enjoyment but also for enlightenment.
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