Shamako Noble
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Shamako Noble is a hip hop
artist and activist from San Jose, California
.
Graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose, California)
.
As an activist and organizer he is best known for his work with the Hip Hop Congress
. Shamako helped co-found the Congress, along with Reali Robinson, and ran the San Francisco Bay area
chapter for several years until the organization merged with a student-organization of the same name. After the merger, Shamako became the organization's Chair of Artist Development, and in 2003 was elected by the membership as the organization's second president while DLabrie took over the position as Artist Development Chair.
Shamako also currently serves as the Director of Education for the Hip-Hop Association, a grassroots organization whose mission is to "inspire civic action and cultivate cultural creativity."
A well known advocate for incorporating Hip Hop culture into Education and youth programs, Noble has taught workshops and teach-ins at schools all over the bay area - from elementary schools to colleges - on a variety of topics including the origins of hip hop and organizing and activism in hip hop culture.
Shamako has also written for many different websites and magazines, and in 2001 became co-editor (along with long-time collaborator Emcee Lynx
) of H2O: The Hip Hop Observer, a monthly on-line and print journal of hip hop culture and activism which produced 3 issues before collapsing due to a lack of funds.
As an artist, Shamako is distinguished by his subtle yet aggressive style, and by his freestyle
performance in particular. He has been involved in the West-Coast battle circuit as a competitor and a judge for many years and won regional and local champiopnships all over California
.
His first album, "The Return of the Coming of the Aftermath", was released in 2004.
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
artist and activist from San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
.
Graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose, California)
Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose, California)
Abraham Lincoln High School is a high school in the San Jose Unified School District. It is a magnet school for "Academic, Visual, and Performing Arts". The current principal is Matt Hewitson....
.
As an activist and organizer he is best known for his work with the Hip Hop Congress
Hip hop congress
The Hip Hop Congress is a non profit, international grassroots organization. Its mission is to evolve hip hop culture by inspiring social action and creativity within the community. Its headquarters is located in San Jose, California.-History:...
. Shamako helped co-found the Congress, along with Reali Robinson, and ran the San Francisco Bay area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
chapter for several years until the organization merged with a student-organization of the same name. After the merger, Shamako became the organization's Chair of Artist Development, and in 2003 was elected by the membership as the organization's second president while DLabrie took over the position as Artist Development Chair.
Shamako also currently serves as the Director of Education for the Hip-Hop Association, a grassroots organization whose mission is to "inspire civic action and cultivate cultural creativity."
A well known advocate for incorporating Hip Hop culture into Education and youth programs, Noble has taught workshops and teach-ins at schools all over the bay area - from elementary schools to colleges - on a variety of topics including the origins of hip hop and organizing and activism in hip hop culture.
Shamako has also written for many different websites and magazines, and in 2001 became co-editor (along with long-time collaborator Emcee Lynx
Emcee Lynx
Lynx, or Emcee Lynx is an anarchist hip hop artist in Vallejo, California who has achieved significant popularity and name-recognition in the West Coast hip hop and underground hip hop scenes and among anarchists and other radicals around the world...
) of H2O: The Hip Hop Observer, a monthly on-line and print journal of hip hop culture and activism which produced 3 issues before collapsing due to a lack of funds.
As an artist, Shamako is distinguished by his subtle yet aggressive style, and by his freestyle
Freestyle rap
Freestyle rap commonly refers to rap lyrics which are improvised through a acapella or with instrumental beats, i.e. performed with no previously composed lyrics, or "off the top of the head"...
performance in particular. He has been involved in the West-Coast battle circuit as a competitor and a judge for many years and won regional and local champiopnships all over California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
His first album, "The Return of the Coming of the Aftermath", was released in 2004.