H.U.L

HIP HOP IS WACK! When asked the current status quo of Hip Hop music, rap artist H.U.L. quotes that hip hop is just not what it used to be. He reminisces about how artists used to address hard-hitting issues. H.U.L. gives respect to shyt talkers such as Nas, Talib Kwali, Mos Def, NWA, and Tupac Shakur. And on a deeper level he takes after Nina Simone, Angelique Kidjo, Afrika Tamtamkulu, James Baldwin, and William Shakespeare. H.U.L. design of music steps on the status quo while blending in. He uses beats that attracts the music community while pushing his pen toward freedom.
This artistic phenomenon has been crawling his way up the entertainment ladder for some time now. He has conquered a sundry of talent showcases, such as Showtime at the Apollo, “The Conan O’Brian Show”, and several local TV shows nationwide. He has become a fixture in famed New York clubs like Pyramid, Club Speed, and SOB’S. H.U.L is recognized and respected on radio air waves nationally as well as internationally. He also been tackling the forever growing mix tape world. He has blessed DJ Kay Slay, Cut Master C, Big Cal of WGBB Radio, and DJ Mix of 91.9FM with his political eclectic flawless flow.
Brooklyn born H.U.L. is from the Ivory Coast in West Africa. He is a descendant of King Behanzin (last King of the Kingdom of Dahomey). This 22 years old gained an interest in the industry at the tender age of 10. Watching his mother suffering, he wanted to assist by using his street and book smarts in his field of interest MUSIC. Prince H.U.L. knits his ancestral history with his works of music. Dahomey meaning Belly of the Snake has direct correlation to the title of his upcoming 2006 debut album THE KORE. H.U.L. describes his music as the central essence of hip hop.
The Album "THE KORE" has a political approach with an instrumental twist. The album overwrites the system and elevates to higher ground by tearing apart the broken down walls of existing music. From track to track H.U.L. takes you on a different ride. The persuasive flow on “Thee Amerikan Way” pulls you in by design. It undoubtedly gives a crash course on being in the club. A definite club jam. H.U.L. then creatively steps up and takes on the narrarative role of an infuriated solider. “Missionary Souljahz” provides the realization and raw thoughts regarding the in Iraq and impact of Sept 11. The video provides hard hitting footage of the mentality of a solider serving overseas.
A raspy male crooner chorus introduces you to In “My Shelter”. The track is intertwined with cutting edge guitars ripping in between the hard hitting lyrics. The song tackles missing your homeland, and trying to survive without losing cultural influences. The track illustrates how US survival is different from other nations.
H.U.L. has plans of expanding further than music. Along side with his brother Arnaud K. Tossinou, he is co-founder of Unstoppable Inc., which is not a record label but an enterprise. An enterprise steered to marketing and promoting artists, branching to restaurants, a clothing line, and conquering motion pictures. Unstoppable Inc. will be releasing mix-tape volumes entitled Definition of Art. Every volume will include art in many forms, finally pushing pop, R&B, poetry, and comedy to the front line of Hip- Hop.
H.U.L. is the new generation. He is our past, present, and future. He is today and tomorrow topic. With his substantial lyrics and cultural rhythms, his marketable style and catching hooks and more specifically, his Universal Appeal, this verbal juggernaut has earned his membership into the platinum series.

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