Labtekwon
Labtekwon | |
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Birth name | Omar Akbar |
Also known as | Labtekwon |
Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
Genres | Hip hop Avant Garde Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Emcee, producer |
Instruments | Microphone, Turntables |
Labels | Ankh Ba Records |
Labtekwon (born Omar Akbar) is a Hip Hop artist.[1] His name is an acronym for "Lifeform Advanced Beyond Terrestrial Esoterics King Warrior Of Nubia."[2]
Career[]
Labtekwon is a well known MC in Baltimore's underground Hip-Hop community[3] and the global underground with a long string of albums in his Labteknology series.[4] He was invited to Los Angeles by the Project Blowed collective to perform in 1999.[5] In 1998, Baltimore City paper created the category “Best MC” which Labtekwon would win several years between 1998 and 2003, becoming a regular fixture in the paper's "Best of Baltimore" list.[6] He has performed at the Lyricist Lounge in New York and Project Blowed in Los Angeles and was a champion of the Zulu Nation Freestyle Competition in 1995.
Labtekwon has shared the stage with Afrika Bambaata, Rakim, Kool Keith, MF DOOM, Psycho Les, A Tribe Called Quest, Brand Nubian, KRS-One, Black Thought, Aceyalone, Digital Underground, including his group the 410 Pharaohs on the first Baltimore Club Music/ Hip Hop hybrid album, 410 Funk.
Discography[]
- The Ghetto Gospel (1993)[7]
- Labteknology, Volume 0: Baltimoorish Science (1997)
- Labteknology, Volume 1: The Future's Now...What's Next? (1994)
- Labteknology, Volume 2: Ladies Night (Live From Hell)" (1999)
- Labteknology, Volume 3: Proverbs of Passion (1995)
- "Labteknology, Volume 4: Nile Child: King of Kings (1998)[8]
- Labteknology, Volume 5: Da Dawn (1995)
- Labteknology, Volume 7: Da Helpless Won (1996)[8]
- Labteknology, Volume 8: Justus On Da Horizon (1998)
- Labteknology, Volume 9: The Art of Love (1999)
- "The Piankhi 7 Papyrus" (2000)
- Song of the Sovereign (2002)[4]
- Hustlaz Guide to the Universe: Post Apocalyptic Version (2003)
- Murdaland Volume Won: Classic Jack Moves (2003)
- The Ghetto Dai Lai Llama: Hood Mystic (2005)
- Avant God (2005)[9]
- "Ghettoclectic: King of The Slowburn" (2006)
- Population Control: Wrath of The Black Eniggma (2006)
- 93,000,000 Miles Rising (Killa Kamillionz) (2006)
- Jazzhall: The Epitome of Epiphany (The Tao of Slick) (2007)
- Emmett Till's Revenge (CSD) (2007)[10]
- 410 Funk (410 Pharaohs) (2008)
- Di Na Ko Degg: Soul Power (2009)
- "NEXT: Baltimore Basquiat and the Future Shock" (2010)
- Hardcore: Labtekwon and the Righteous Indignation-Rootzilla vs Masta Akbar (2012)
- Evolutionary: The Omar Akbar Album/State of the Art (2013)[7]
- B.O.P.: The Theology of Timing/Tehuti and the Het Hero Cult (2014)[3]
- Sun of Sekhmet: The Rejected Stone-Mahdi Music (2017)
- KHUNSU (2017)
Personal life[]
Labtekwon is the youngest son of soul singer , also known as "Doc Soul Stirrer". He graduated from Douglass High School, following in the footsteps of the Baltimore group Z3MC. He also holds a baccalaureate degree from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, a masters of arts degree from Morgan State University, and a doctorate degree from Howard University.[2]
References[]
- ^ Shapiro, Peter (2005) The Rough Guide to Hip-Hop, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-263-8, p.219
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Labtekwon Interview". Baghat Vinyl. 2007. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Salem-Mackall, Theo (31 March 2015). "More uncompromising hip-hop from Labtekwon on '(B.O.P.) The Theology of Timing: Tehuti and the Het Heru Cult'". Baltimore City Paper. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Reviews- Song of the Sovereign". CMJ New Music Monthly: 56. February 2002 – via Google Books.
- ^ McCabe, Bret (16 March 2005). "Taking It Back". Baltimore City Paper. Archived from the original on 31 August 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
- ^ "Best MC". Baltimore City Paper. 17 September 2003. Archived from the original on 31 August 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Soderberg, Brandon (7 September 2012). "First Spin: Labtekwon's 'HARDCORE: Labtekwon and the Righteous Indignation/Rootzilla vs Masta Akbar'". Spin. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Dare, Christopher (26 February 2002). "Labtekwon: Song of the Sovereign". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Quinlan, Thomas (1 November 2005). "Labtekwon Avant God". exclaim!. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Peterson, James Braxton (2016). Hip Hop Headphones: A Scholar's Critical Playlist. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 243. ISBN 9781501308260.
External links[]
- Rappers from Baltimore
- Living people
- 21st-century American rappers
- African-American male rappers
- 21st-century American male musicians