Just Another Day...."Talking about Blakk North"
by Renee Batson (Miss Afrosoul)
On the daily I meet new people. I tend to have that gravitational pull to artists that are trying to impact hip hop by bringing back what is missing. When I first heard Blakk North I was able to connect with him as him and I have a lot of the same views when it comes to today's hip hop. Blakk North is one of those artists.
Blackk North was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Where at the age nine, he played with the notion to become a hip-hop artist. Really not interested in the in the hip hop era, North was influenced by a higher power to pursue this goal. While growing up North began studying other artist’s craft thus developing one of his own. By age fourteen, North decided that he would take a more active role with his craft by applying himself to song writing. Over the course of time Blakk North improved his brand of music. He accomplished this by developing different styles of lyrical delivery. Unshaken by minor set backs and disappointments, North continued writing to advance his style to a higher plateau. North recently visited that every plateau by taking control of his own destiny and releasing a six song CD. Though the CD did not give him national recognition it still gave him local recognition with in his own city. Blakk North continues on his quest to bring the world a new type of sound unlike any other.
I am blessed to be able to collaborate and speak with Blakk North daily. He has become a great friend and is well on his way to creating an album that will do more then just allowing you to bob your head. Songs like "Excalibur" are thought provoking and insightful, as well as one of my favorites. I look forward to his new project and know for certain this man is about to impact the world of hip hop through knowledge by getting you, the listener, to see the perception of the world through his eyes.
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