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Pieces of Change (disc two) by Taalam Acey
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fave it Alternative Hip Hop | Poetry
14 tracks | 40 minutes
Released May 2005
on Word Supremacy Press, llc
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:32 Intro BUY MP3 01:32 Intro "GIFT MP3" 01:32 Intro
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:52 The Set Up BUY MP3 02:52 The Set Up "GIFT MP3" 02:52 The Set Up
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:39 Freedom Writer: Lost in Translation BUY MP3 03:39 Freedom Writer: Lost in Translation "GIFT MP3" 03:39 Freedom Writer: Lost in Translation
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:47 The Reasoning BUY MP3 00:47 The Reasoning "GIFT MP3" 00:47 The Reasoning
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:10 Aura No. 2: Withdrawal BUY MP3 03:10 Aura No. 2: Withdrawal "GIFT MP3" 03:10 Aura No. 2: Withdrawal
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:02 Trouble Eyes BUY MP3 04:02 Trouble Eyes "GIFT MP3" 04:02 Trouble Eyes
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:44 Aura No. 2: Live BUY MP3 02:44 Aura No. 2: Live "GIFT MP3" 02:44 Aura No. 2: Live
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:07 Charisma BUY MP3 05:07 Charisma "GIFT MP3" 05:07 Charisma
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State of the art spoken word performed by one of the most recognized contemporary poets in the world. This is performance poetry with live pieces recorded in poetry venues as well as studio pieces over dark, bluesy hip-hop beats.
Bio / Background
Essence Magazine selected Acey to feature at the 2001 and 2002 Essence Music Festivals in New Orleans. He has also lectured on performance poetry at the University of California at Berkeley. His first video, "When the Smoke Clearz" was shown in film festivals in Los Angeles, New York, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam and was one of only 22 films nominated for a 2002 Sundance Film Festival On-line Award. "Crack the CIA," a film narrated by Acey, won the Audience Award at Sundance that year. His poetry has been featured in several publications including Essence Magazine.
Taalam was the 2000 and 2002 Grand Slam Champion of London's Paddington Int'l Poetry Festival and the 2002 Slam Champion of the Austin International Poetry Festival. He was also the 2000-2001 NJ Slam master and the Washington DC Black Words Grand Slam Champion. He's won multiple slams in both the Nuyorican and the Green Mill Café in Chicago (both considered to be the int'l Meccas of slam poetry).
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