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The Future of Hip HopThu, 21 Jan 2010 23:59:17 +0000http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1enhourly1Random Findings of Badi on YouTube #1
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http://badimusic.com/2010/01/random-findings-of-badi-on-youtube-1/#commentsMon, 11 Jan 2010 09:46:27 +0000Next Movementhttp://badimusic.com/?p=323It’s amazing what you can find on YouTube these days… We’ll spare you the run down… but here are a couple videos we ran across of Badi. They were new to us… so we thought maybe they would be new to you as well…. enjoy!Photo Courtesy of: webtreatsetc
Intensify 09′ (National Baha’i Youth Conference of Australia)
Apparently the national youth conference o Australia use Fate of The World as the theme song for their event trailer… couldn’t find anything else about the event… but the video looks great!
NEBY 2009 (Robert Gillies Ft. Badi)
Robert Gillies is an amazing songwriter currently attending Berkley Boston… he invited Badi to join him on stage this past February at the NEBY fest in Connecticut. Backstage video… but you get the vibe anyway…
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On Saturday August 29th @ 5pm, Badi will be putting his talent to work to support an amazing organization Give To Live. This organization is expanding awareness of the situation in Africa and the truths and falsities about charitable giving to support the people on the continent. This project is sponsored by Project Justice and uses the medium of film to help communicate its message. Please stop by the event @ 53 E 11th Street NYC. Doors open @ 4:30… if not to see Badi than at least to spend some of your precious time focusing on how we can better serve our brothers and sisters on the African continent… bring some friends! Please take a moment to scroll through the links below…. and friend them on Facebook. Lets support those people in our communities that make a supreme effort to transform their vision into action.. and thereby change the world.
(***Above Photo By Pierre Holtz for UNICEF | hdptcar.net***)
Here are the Details:
New York City Give to Live Benefit Concert
Saturday, August 29, 2009
5-7pm, doors open at 4:30pm
Performances start promptly at 5pm.
Come view the unveiling of the “Give to Live” trailer, enjoy the spoken
word in between amazing live musicians, browse the African inspired
artwork, and listen to the creators speak about the project!
Right in the heart of NYC
53 E 11th St
New York, NY 10003-4601
$10.00 Regular Admission
$7.00 Student Admission
Featuring:
Badi and the Groundbreakers
Robert Gillies
]]>http://badimusic.com/2009/08/give-to-live-benefit-concert-in-nyc/feed/1Badi Performing Live With Digable Planets and Common Market!!!!
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******UPDATE: The show was cancelled as Digable Planets broke up 3 days beforehand. Keep tuned in for the next big show.******
Badi Will be opening for legendary Hip Hop group Digable planets as well as the Northwests own Common Market. Check it out… March 27th at the Pearl Street Ballroom in Northampton MA.Check it out… $15 in advance $20 at the door.
]]>http://badimusic.com/2009/03/badi-performing-live-with-digable-planets-and-common-market/feed/0Badi Live In San Diego @ The ABS MainStage
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Badi had the opportunity to perform at the 2008 ABS conference which took place in San Diego CA… He was backed up by one of the hottest producers / DJ’s in the game… DJ Sabzi of Blue Scholars & Common Market fame. His mainstage performance rocked the house with over 1100 people in attendance.
Young and Old alike they watched intently as he and Sabzi dropped some serious science. You can check it out below:
]]>http://badimusic.com/2008/11/badi-live-in-san-diego-the-abs-mainstage/feed/0Badi “The Departure” now returning to college!
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Badi’s debut album “The Departure” was released just a few months back. It has been received with high praise from music lovers and industry veterans alike. His sound is refreshing and unique. One industry insider was quoted as saying “People need to hear his music… like its an emergency!” while another expressed “He is expanding the game…” His music is crossing borders… literally… with reviews beginning to come in from the UK & Germany. At the same time, in his home territory, Badi is starting to gain a foothold in the national college touring scene… Just think.. Badi could be coming to your college or university very soon! Look out for him.. and if you don’t see him on the schedule… just get your student activities coordinator to invite him… thanks again for supporting The Movement.
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What’s good people!
Badi here, blogging to you live from the brand new Next Movement Records website! As you can see we’re just getting started, so not everything is in place but I’m happy to be writing my very first blog on here!
Ok onto my actual blog… As some of you may know, I’m a full time college student.. so I don’t get the chance to perform as much as I’d like, but this past September I had the opportunity to light up a few venues. DJ Vidd Kidd (The Mixtape Show) and I hit the road to rock 2 spots, SUNY Geneseo in NY state, and the Highline Ballroom in NYC.
My longtime partner-in-rhyme Nabil is a student at SUNY Geneseo and he hooked that first gig up. Nabil and I have a group called East Bound and have been working on some material together… so in addition to performing my songs off the album we did some of the new group material… and I gotta say we ripped it! Now given the fact that we don’t get to perform together very often, and that it was our first time with DJ Vidd Kidd backing us.. the chemistry was just there and we put on one crazy show!! The vibe was real laid back being on a college campus so you know we had a good time there. Nabil’s last name is Vargha right.. so we jsut had to flip Lil Weezy’s Mr Carter…except it was Heyy Mr Vargha! Tell me where have you been!! The crowd went kinda nuts haha. Shout out to Nabil!!
The next day DJ Vidd Kidd and I packed our bags and headed down to the City (NYC for you non-eastcoasters). Once we got to the venue we hooked up with my man Marcus “The Bellringer” Bell… He was there promoting his own new material which I hadn’t heard before this show but it was sounding real fresh! I also ran into my good friend Ian Rafalak who is an insanely talented musician out of Philly and who produced some tracks on my album. The event was a fundraiser event with a bunch of different acts and I was going on first. My dude Rajai came down from Boston to hype and we definitely killed it.. The energy on stage was crazy and I had a lot of fun being up there with DJ Vidd Kidd on the tables and Rajai on the vocals. I stuck around to watch a couple of the other acts but it soon came time for us to hit the road and head back up to good old MA… Hopefully I’ll be able to do more shows in the near future but for now I’m real happy that I get as many opportunities to perform as I get with my busy school schedule.. But there is nothing i’d rather be doing than sharing my craft with the people in a live setting and making connections through my music.. that’s what’s real to me.
So that’s about it.. I wanna say thank you to whoever is reading this blog and supporting my work! It’s the Next Movement and we can’t do it without you, the Movers and Shakers… real talk!!
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http://badimusic.com/2008/09/geneseo-show-review/#commentsThu, 25 Sep 2008 09:52:17 +0000Next Movementhttp://badimusic.com/?p=11Check out the review of the show Badi got from his performance with Nabil @ Geneseo College….
Home > Arts & Entertainment
Hip-hop performers blast covers, original music
The Knight Spot hosted a hip-hop performance Friday, featuring two up-and-coming young artists, Geneseo’s own Nabil Vargha, a senior, and long-time MC Badi Meccouri.
The duo covered songs of well-known rap and hip-hop artists, as well as showcasing some original material produced by their new group, Eastbound. DJ LJS provided background spinning and scratching, though his role seemed minimal compared to the powerful singing abilities of the two rappers.
Though a half hour delay took away some of the audience’s initial eagerness, the show’s powerful opening helped to make up for the wait. Vargha and Meccouri opened with a rendition of Jay-Z and T.I.’s “Swagger Like Us,” which got students off of their feet and dancing. The choice opener attracted the crowd’s attention and set the mood for the rest of the night.
“Swagger Like Us” quickly led into the crowd favorite “Paper Planes,” originally by M.I.A. During the choruses, the audience sang along with Vargha and Meccouri. Other familiar covers included Lil’ Wayne’s “A Milli” and Jay-Z and Lil’ Wayne’s “Mr. Carter,” the lyrics of which Nabil humorously changed to “Mr. Vargha” to personalize the song.
Although the duo attracted listeners with covers, Vargha and Meccouri’s original work offered the audience a better understanding of their style and creative talent.
Halfway through the show, Vargha took a break from hip-hop classics to discuss the recent creation of Eastbound. “The concept of our group is that we both have roots spiritually and physically in the Middle East,” he said.
He emphasized Eastbound’s desire to infuse Eastern and religious influences with the Western phenomenon of hip-hop, which allows them to pursue their musical passions while staying true to their heritages and faith.
Songs like “Fly Back,” a poetic dedication to Vargha’s hometown, and “Sidewalkin’,” a song about alienation and connection in the city streets, contributed to this socially-conscious and culturally-celebratory image of Eastbound.
Rounds of applause by the impressed audience followed the completion of the hip-hop show as Vargha and Meccouri took their final bows. The performance went over well with students and was a welcome change of pace with the usual solo independent rock/pop singer/songwriters which GLK tends to book.
]]>http://badimusic.com/2008/09/geneseo-show-review/feed/0Digable Planets – photo by gretchen robinette
******UPDATE: The show was cancelled as Digable Planets broke up 3 days beforehand. Keep tuned in for the next big show.******
Badi Will be opening for legendary Hip Hop group Digable planets as well as the Northwests own Common Market. Check it out… March 27th at the Pearl Street Ballroom in Northampton MA.Check it out… $15 in advance $20 at the door.
******UPDATE: The show was cancelled as Digable Planets broke up 3 days beforehand. Keep tuned in for the next big show.******
Badi Will be opening for legendary Hip Hop group Digable planets as well as the Northwests own Common Market. Check it out… March 27th at the Pearl Street Ballroom in Northampton MA.Check it out… $15 in advance $20 at the door.
******UPDATE: The show was cancelled as Digable Planets broke up 3 days beforehand. Keep tuned in for the next big show.******
Badi Will be opening for legendary Hip Hop group Digable planets as well as the Northwests own Common Market. Check it out… March 27th at the Pearl Street Ballroom in Northampton MA.Check it out… $15 in advance $20 at the door.
******UPDATE: The show was cancelled as Digable Planets broke up 3 days beforehand. Keep tuned in for the next big show.******
Badi Will be opening for legendary Hip Hop group Digable planets as well as the Northwests own Common Market. Check it out… March 27th at the Pearl Street Ballroom in Northampton MA.Check it out… $15 in advance $20 at the door.
Badi had the opportunity to perform at the 2008 ABS conference which took place in San Diego CA… He was backed up by one of the hottest producers / DJ’s in the game… DJ Sabzi of Blue Scholars & Common Market fame. His mainstage performance rocked the house with over 1100 people in attendance.
Young and Old alike they watched intently as he and Sabzi dropped some serious science. You can check it out below:
Badi had the opportunity to perform at the 2008 ABS conference which took place in San Diego CA… He was backed up by one of the hottest producers / DJ’s in the game… DJ Sabzi of Blue Scholars & Common Market fame. His mainstage performance rocked the house with over 1100 people in attendance.
Young and Old alike they watched intently as he and Sabzi dropped some serious science. You can check it out below:
Badi had the opportunity to perform at the 2008 ABS conference which took place in San Diego CA… He was backed up by one of the hottest producers / DJ’s in the game… DJ Sabzi of Blue Scholars & Common Market fame. His mainstage performance rocked the house with over 1100 people in attendance.
Young and Old alike they watched intently as he and Sabzi dropped some serious science. You can check it out below:
Badi had the opportunity to perform at the 2008 ABS conference which took place in San Diego CA… He was backed up by one of the hottest producers / DJ’s in the game… DJ Sabzi of Blue Scholars & Common Market fame. His mainstage performance rocked the house with over 1100 people in attendance.
Young and Old alike they watched intently as he and Sabzi dropped some serious science. You can check it out below:
Badi’s debut album “The Departure” was released just a few months back. It has been received with high praise from music lovers and industry veterans alike. His sound is refreshing and unique. One industry insider was quoted as saying “People need to hear his music… like its an emergency!” while another expressed “He is expanding the game…” His music is crossing borders… literally… with reviews beginning to come in from the UK & Germany. At the same time, in his home territory, Badi is starting to gain a foothold in the national college touring scene… Just think.. Badi could be coming to your college or university very soon! Look out for him.. and if you don’t see him on the schedule… just get your student activities coordinator to invite him… thanks again for supporting The Movement.
Badi’s debut album “The Departure” was released just a few months back. It has been received with high praise from music lovers and industry veterans alike. His sound is refreshing and unique. One industry insider was quoted as saying “People need to hear his music… like its an emergency!” while another expressed “He is expanding the game…” His music is crossing borders… literally… with reviews beginning to come in from the UK & Germany. At the same time, in his home territory, Badi is starting to gain a foothold in the national college touring scene… Just think.. Badi could be coming to your college or university very soon! Look out for him.. and if you don’t see him on the schedule… just get your student activities coordinator to invite him… thanks again for supporting The Movement.
Badi’s debut album “The Departure” was released just a few months back. It has been received with high praise from music lovers and industry veterans alike. His sound is refreshing and unique. One industry insider was quoted as saying “People need to hear his music… like its an emergency!” while another expressed “He is expanding the game…” His music is crossing borders… literally… with reviews beginning to come in from the UK & Germany. At the same time, in his home territory, Badi is starting to gain a foothold in the national college touring scene… Just think.. Badi could be coming to your college or university very soon! Look out for him.. and if you don’t see him on the schedule… just get your student activities coordinator to invite him… thanks again for supporting The Movement.
Badi’s debut album “The Departure” was released just a few months back. It has been received with high praise from music lovers and industry veterans alike. His sound is refreshing and unique. One industry insider was quoted as saying “People need to hear his music… like its an emergency!” while another expressed “He is expanding the game…” His music is crossing borders… literally… with reviews beginning to come in from the UK & Germany. At the same time, in his home territory, Badi is starting to gain a foothold in the national college touring scene… Just think.. Badi could be coming to your college or university very soon! Look out for him.. and if you don’t see him on the schedule… just get your student activities coordinator to invite him… thanks again for supporting The Movement.
Badi here, blogging to you live from the brand new Next Movement Records website! As you can see we’re just getting started, so not everything is in place but I’m happy to be writing my very first blog on here!
Ok onto my actual blog… As some of you may know, I’m a full time college student.. so I don’t get the chance to perform as much as I’d like, but this past September I had the opportunity to light up a few venues. DJ Vidd Kidd (The Mixtape Show) and I hit the road to rock 2 spots, SUNY Geneseo in NY state, and the Highline Ballroom in NYC.
My longtime partner-in-rhyme Nabil is a student at SUNY Geneseo and he hooked that first gig up. Nabil and I have a group called East Bound and have been working on some material together… so in addition to performing my songs off the album we did some of the new group material… and I gotta say we ripped it! Now given the fact that we don’t get to perform together very often, and that it was our first time with DJ Vidd Kidd backing us.. the chemistry was just there and we put on one crazy show!! The vibe was real laid back being on a college campus so you know we had a good time there. Nabil’s last name is Vargha right.. so we jsut had to flip Lil Weezy’s Mr Carter…except it was Heyy Mr Vargha! Tell me where have you been!! The crowd went kinda nuts haha. Shout out to Nabil!!
The next day DJ Vidd Kidd and I packed our bags and headed down to the City (NYC for you non-eastcoasters). Once we got to the venue we hooked up with my man Marcus “The Bellringer” Bell… He was there promoting his own new material which I hadn’t heard before this show but it was sounding real fresh! I also ran into my good friend Ian Rafalak who is an insanely talented musician out of Philly and who produced some tracks on my album. The event was a fundraiser event with a bunch of different acts and I was going on first. My dude Rajai came down from Boston to hype and we definitely killed it.. The energy on stage was crazy and I had a lot of fun being up there with DJ Vidd Kidd on the tables and Rajai on the vocals. I stuck around to watch a couple of the other acts but it soon came time for us to hit the road and head back up to good old MA… Hopefully I’ll be able to do more shows in the near future but for now I’m real happy that I get as many opportunities to perform as I get with my busy school schedule.. But there is nothing i’d rather be doing than sharing my craft with the people in a live setting and making connections through my music.. that’s what’s real to me.
So that’s about it.. I wanna say thank you to whoever is reading this blog and supporting my work! It’s the Next Movement and we can’t do it without you, the Movers and Shakers… real talk!!
Badi here, blogging to you live from the brand new Next Movement Records website! As you can see we’re just getting started, so not everything is in place but I’m happy to be writing my very first blog on here!
Ok onto my actual blog… As some of you may know, I’m a full time college student.. so I don’t get the chance to perform as much as I’d like, but this past September I had the opportunity to light up a few venues. DJ Vidd Kidd (The Mixtape Show) and I hit the road to rock 2 spots, SUNY Geneseo in NY state, and the Highline Ballroom in NYC.
My longtime partner-in-rhyme Nabil is a student at SUNY Geneseo and he hooked that first gig up. Nabil and I have a group called East Bound and have been working on some material together… so in addition to performing my songs off the album we did some of the new group material… and I gotta say we ripped it! Now given the fact that we don’t get to perform together very often, and that it was our first time with DJ Vidd Kidd backing us.. the chemistry was just there and we put on one crazy show!! The vibe was real laid back being on a college campus so you know we had a good time there. Nabil’s last name is Vargha right.. so we jsut had to flip Lil Weezy’s Mr Carter…except it was Heyy Mr Vargha! Tell me where have you been!! The crowd went kinda nuts haha. Shout out to Nabil!!
The next day DJ Vidd Kidd and I packed our bags and headed down to the City (NYC for you non-eastcoasters). Once we got to the venue we hooked up with my man Marcus “The Bellringer” Bell… He was there promoting his own new material which I hadn’t heard before this show but it was sounding real fresh! I also ran into my good friend Ian Rafalak who is an insanely talented musician out of Philly and who produced some tracks on my album. The event was a fundraiser event with a bunch of different acts and I was going on first. My dude Rajai came down from Boston to hype and we definitely killed it.. The energy on stage was crazy and I had a lot of fun being up there with DJ Vidd Kidd on the tables and Rajai on the vocals. I stuck around to watch a couple of the other acts but it soon came time for us to hit the road and head back up to good old MA… Hopefully I’ll be able to do more shows in the near future but for now I’m real happy that I get as many opportunities to perform as I get with my busy school schedule.. But there is nothing i’d rather be doing than sharing my craft with the people in a live setting and making connections through my music.. that’s what’s real to me.
So that’s about it.. I wanna say thank you to whoever is reading this blog and supporting my work! It’s the Next Movement and we can’t do it without you, the Movers and Shakers… real talk!!
Badi here, blogging to you live from the brand new Next Movement Records website! As you can see we’re just getting started, so not everything is in place but I’m happy to be writing my very first blog on here!
Ok onto my actual blog… As some of you may know, I’m a full time college student.. so I don’t get the chance to perform as much as I’d like, but this past September I had the opportunity to light up a few venues. DJ Vidd Kidd (The Mixtape Show) and I hit the road to rock 2 spots, SUNY Geneseo in NY state, and the Highline Ballroom in NYC.
My longtime partner-in-rhyme Nabil is a student at SUNY Geneseo and he hooked that first gig up. Nabil and I have a group called East Bound and have been working on some material together… so in addition to performing my songs off the album we did some of the new group material… and I gotta say we ripped it! Now given the fact that we don’t get to perform together very often, and that it was our first time with DJ Vidd Kidd backing us.. the chemistry was just there and we put on one crazy show!! The vibe was real laid back being on a college campus so you know we had a good time there. Nabil’s last name is Vargha right.. so we jsut had to flip Lil Weezy’s Mr Carter…except it was Heyy Mr Vargha! Tell me where have you been!! The crowd went kinda nuts haha. Shout out to Nabil!!
The next day DJ Vidd Kidd and I packed our bags and headed down to the City (NYC for you non-eastcoasters). Once we got to the venue we hooked up with my man Marcus “The Bellringer” Bell… He was there promoting his own new material which I hadn’t heard before this show but it was sounding real fresh! I also ran into my good friend Ian Rafalak who is an insanely talented musician out of Philly and who produced some tracks on my album. The event was a fundraiser event with a bunch of different acts and I was going on first. My dude Rajai came down from Boston to hype and we definitely killed it.. The energy on stage was crazy and I had a lot of fun being up there with DJ Vidd Kidd on the tables and Rajai on the vocals. I stuck around to watch a couple of the other acts but it soon came time for us to hit the road and head back up to good old MA… Hopefully I’ll be able to do more shows in the near future but for now I’m real happy that I get as many opportunities to perform as I get with my busy school schedule.. But there is nothing i’d rather be doing than sharing my craft with the people in a live setting and making connections through my music.. that’s what’s real to me.
So that’s about it.. I wanna say thank you to whoever is reading this blog and supporting my work! It’s the Next Movement and we can’t do it without you, the Movers and Shakers… real talk!!
Badi here, blogging to you live from the brand new Next Movement Records website! As you can see we’re just getting started, so not everything is in place but I’m happy to be writing my very first blog on here!
Ok onto my actual blog… As some of you may know, I’m a full time college student.. so I don’t get the chance to perform as much as I’d like, but this past September I had the opportunity to light up a few venues. DJ Vidd Kidd (The Mixtape Show) and I hit the road to rock 2 spots, SUNY Geneseo in NY state, and the Highline Ballroom in NYC.
My longtime partner-in-rhyme Nabil is a student at SUNY Geneseo and he hooked that first gig up. Nabil and I have a group called East Bound and have been working on some material together… so in addition to performing my songs off the album we did some of the new group material… and I gotta say we ripped it! Now given the fact that we don’t get to perform together very often, and that it was our first time with DJ Vidd Kidd backing us.. the chemistry was just there and we put on one crazy show!! The vibe was real laid back being on a college campus so you know we had a good time there. Nabil’s last name is Vargha right.. so we jsut had to flip Lil Weezy’s Mr Carter…except it was Heyy Mr Vargha! Tell me where have you been!! The crowd went kinda nuts haha. Shout out to Nabil!!
The next day DJ Vidd Kidd and I packed our bags and headed down to the City (NYC for you non-eastcoasters). Once we got to the venue we hooked up with my man Marcus “The Bellringer” Bell… He was there promoting his own new material which I hadn’t heard before this show but it was sounding real fresh! I also ran into my good friend Ian Rafalak who is an insanely talented musician out of Philly and who produced some tracks on my album. The event was a fundraiser event with a bunch of different acts and I was going on first. My dude Rajai came down from Boston to hype and we definitely killed it.. The energy on stage was crazy and I had a lot of fun being up there with DJ Vidd Kidd on the tables and Rajai on the vocals. I stuck around to watch a couple of the other acts but it soon came time for us to hit the road and head back up to good old MA… Hopefully I’ll be able to do more shows in the near future but for now I’m real happy that I get as many opportunities to perform as I get with my busy school schedule.. But there is nothing i’d rather be doing than sharing my craft with the people in a live setting and making connections through my music.. that’s what’s real to me.
So that’s about it.. I wanna say thank you to whoever is reading this blog and supporting my work! It’s the Next Movement and we can’t do it without you, the Movers and Shakers… real talk!!
Check out the review of the show Badi got from his performance with Nabil @ Geneseo College….
Home > Arts & Entertainment
Hip-hop performers blast covers, original music
The Knight Spot hosted a hip-hop performance Friday, featuring two up-and-coming young artists, Geneseo’s own Nabil Vargha, a senior, and long-time MC Badi Meccouri.
The duo covered songs of well-known rap and hip-hop artists, as well as showcasing some original material produced by their new group, Eastbound. DJ LJS provided background spinning and scratching, though his role seemed minimal compared to the powerful singing abilities of the two rappers.
Though a half hour delay took away some of the audience’s initial eagerness, the show’s powerful opening helped to make up for the wait. Vargha and Meccouri opened with a rendition of Jay-Z and T.I.’s “Swagger Like Us,” which got students off of their feet and dancing. The choice opener attracted the crowd’s attention and set the mood for the rest of the night.
“Swagger Like Us” quickly led into the crowd favorite “Paper Planes,” originally by M.I.A. During the choruses, the audience sang along with Vargha and Meccouri. Other familiar covers included Lil’ Wayne’s “A Milli” and Jay-Z and Lil’ Wayne’s “Mr. Carter,” the lyrics of which Nabil humorously changed to “Mr. Vargha” to personalize the song.
Although the duo attracted listeners with covers, Vargha and Meccouri’s original work offered the audience a better understanding of their style and creative talent.
Halfway through the show, Vargha took a break from hip-hop classics to discuss the recent creation of Eastbound. “The concept of our group is that we both have roots spiritually and physically in the Middle East,” he said.
He emphasized Eastbound’s desire to infuse Eastern and religious influences with the Western phenomenon of hip-hop, which allows them to pursue their musical passions while staying true to their heritages and faith.
Songs like “Fly Back,” a poetic dedication to Vargha’s hometown, and “Sidewalkin’,” a song about alienation and connection in the city streets, contributed to this socially-conscious and culturally-celebratory image of Eastbound.
Rounds of applause by the impressed audience followed the completion of the hip-hop show as Vargha and Meccouri took their final bows. The performance went over well with students and was a welcome change of pace with the usual solo independent rock/pop singer/songwriters which GLK tends to book.
Check out the review of the show Badi got from his performance with Nabil @ Geneseo College….
Home > Arts & Entertainment
Hip-hop performers blast covers, original music
The Knight Spot hosted a hip-hop performance Friday, featuring two up-and-coming young artists, Geneseo’s own Nabil Vargha, a senior, and long-time MC Badi Meccouri.
The duo covered songs of well-known rap and hip-hop artists, as well as showcasing some original material produced by their new group, Eastbound. DJ LJS provided background spinning and scratching, though his role seemed minimal compared to the powerful singing abilities of the two rappers.
Though a half hour delay took away some of the audience’s initial eagerness, the show’s powerful opening helped to make up for the wait. Vargha and Meccouri opened with a rendition of Jay-Z and T.I.’s “Swagger Like Us,” which got students off of their feet and dancing. The choice opener attracted the crowd’s attention and set the mood for the rest of the night.
“Swagger Like Us” quickly led into the crowd favorite “Paper Planes,” originally by M.I.A. During the choruses, the audience sang along with Vargha and Meccouri. Other familiar covers included Lil’ Wayne’s “A Milli” and Jay-Z and Lil’ Wayne’s “Mr. Carter,” the lyrics of which Nabil humorously changed to “Mr. Vargha” to personalize the song.
Although the duo attracted listeners with covers, Vargha and Meccouri’s original work offered the audience a better understanding of their style and creative talent.
Halfway through the show, Vargha took a break from hip-hop classics to discuss the recent creation of Eastbound. “The concept of our group is that we both have roots spiritually and physically in the Middle East,” he said.
He emphasized Eastbound’s desire to infuse Eastern and religious influences with the Western phenomenon of hip-hop, which allows them to pursue their musical passions while staying true to their heritages and faith.
Songs like “Fly Back,” a poetic dedication to Vargha’s hometown, and “Sidewalkin’,” a song about alienation and connection in the city streets, contributed to this socially-conscious and culturally-celebratory image of Eastbound.
Rounds of applause by the impressed audience followed the completion of the hip-hop show as Vargha and Meccouri took their final bows. The performance went over well with students and was a welcome change of pace with the usual solo independent rock/pop singer/songwriters which GLK tends to book.
Check out the review of the show Badi got from his performance with Nabil @ Geneseo College….
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Hip-hop performers blast covers, original music
The Knight Spot hosted a hip-hop performance Friday, featuring two up-and-coming young artists, Geneseo’s own Nabil Vargha, a senior, and long-time MC Badi Meccouri.
The duo covered songs of well-known rap and hip-hop artists, as well as showcasing some original material produced by their new group, Eastbound. DJ LJS provided background spinning and scratching, though his role seemed minimal compared to the powerful singing abilities of the two rappers.
Though a half hour delay took away some of the audience’s initial eagerness, the show’s powerful opening helped to make up for the wait. Vargha and Meccouri opened with a rendition of Jay-Z and T.I.’s “Swagger Like Us,” which got students off of their feet and dancing. The choice opener attracted the crowd’s attention and set the mood for the rest of the night.
“Swagger Like Us” quickly led into the crowd favorite “Paper Planes,” originally by M.I.A. During the choruses, the audience sang along with Vargha and Meccouri. Other familiar covers included Lil’ Wayne’s “A Milli” and Jay-Z and Lil’ Wayne’s “Mr. Carter,” the lyrics of which Nabil humorously changed to “Mr. Vargha” to personalize the song.
Although the duo attracted listeners with covers, Vargha and Meccouri’s original work offered the audience a better understanding of their style and creative talent.
Halfway through the show, Vargha took a break from hip-hop classics to discuss the recent creation of Eastbound. “The concept of our group is that we both have roots spiritually and physically in the Middle East,” he said.
He emphasized Eastbound’s desire to infuse Eastern and religious influences with the Western phenomenon of hip-hop, which allows them to pursue their musical passions while staying true to their heritages and faith.
Songs like “Fly Back,” a poetic dedication to Vargha’s hometown, and “Sidewalkin’,” a song about alienation and connection in the city streets, contributed to this socially-conscious and culturally-celebratory image of Eastbound.
Rounds of applause by the impressed audience followed the completion of the hip-hop show as Vargha and Meccouri took their final bows. The performance went over well with students and was a welcome change of pace with the usual solo independent rock/pop singer/songwriters which GLK tends to book.
Check out the review of the show Badi got from his performance with Nabil @ Geneseo College….
Home > Arts & Entertainment
Hip-hop performers blast covers, original music
The Knight Spot hosted a hip-hop performance Friday, featuring two up-and-coming young artists, Geneseo’s own Nabil Vargha, a senior, and long-time MC Badi Meccouri.
The duo covered songs of well-known rap and hip-hop artists, as well as showcasing some original material produced by their new group, Eastbound. DJ LJS provided background spinning and scratching, though his role seemed minimal compared to the powerful singing abilities of the two rappers.
Though a half hour delay took away some of the audience’s initial eagerness, the show’s powerful opening helped to make up for the wait. Vargha and Meccouri opened with a rendition of Jay-Z and T.I.’s “Swagger Like Us,” which got students off of their feet and dancing. The choice opener attracted the crowd’s attention and set the mood for the rest of the night.
“Swagger Like Us” quickly led into the crowd favorite “Paper Planes,” originally by M.I.A. During the choruses, the audience sang along with Vargha and Meccouri. Other familiar covers included Lil’ Wayne’s “A Milli” and Jay-Z and Lil’ Wayne’s “Mr. Carter,” the lyrics of which Nabil humorously changed to “Mr. Vargha” to personalize the song.
Although the duo attracted listeners with covers, Vargha and Meccouri’s original work offered the audience a better understanding of their style and creative talent.
Halfway through the show, Vargha took a break from hip-hop classics to discuss the recent creation of Eastbound. “The concept of our group is that we both have roots spiritually and physically in the Middle East,” he said.
He emphasized Eastbound’s desire to infuse Eastern and religious influences with the Western phenomenon of hip-hop, which allows them to pursue their musical passions while staying true to their heritages and faith.
Songs like “Fly Back,” a poetic dedication to Vargha’s hometown, and “Sidewalkin’,” a song about alienation and connection in the city streets, contributed to this socially-conscious and culturally-celebratory image of Eastbound.
Rounds of applause by the impressed audience followed the completion of the hip-hop show as Vargha and Meccouri took their final bows. The performance went over well with students and was a welcome change of pace with the usual solo independent rock/pop singer/songwriters which GLK tends to book.
It’s amazing what you can find on YouTube these days… We’ll spare you the run down… but here are a couple videos we ran across of Badi. They were new to us… so we thought maybe they would be new to you as well…. enjoy!
Photo Courtesy of: webtreatsetc
Digable Planets – photo by gretchen robinette
Ok onto my actual blog… As some of you may know, I’m a full time college student.. so I don’t get the chance to perform as much as I’d like, but this past September I had the opportunity to light up a few venues. DJ Vidd Kidd (The Mixtape Show) and I hit the road to rock 2 spots, SUNY Geneseo in NY state, and the Highline Ballroom in NYC.
