User:Troystew

I am 39 years old from the Vauxhall section of the Union Township, Union County, New Jersey. Home to many famous people including Brooklyn Dodgers great Don Newcombe, New York Yankee and New York Mets player Elliot Maddox, actors Ray Liotta, Robert Wuhl of Arliss and my buddy growing up and all around fool Artie Lange of Mad TV and the Howard Stern Show.

I attended the University of Maryland, College Park on a Track & Field scholarship. I also wrote for the school newspaper The Diamondback. I was a campus leader in many organizations as well as being a mentor to Aaron McGruder of The Boondocks. Other notable people on campus at that time were actor Michael Ealy, Delious Kennedy of pop group All4One and current ABC Eyewitness News anchorwoman Sade Baderinwa. I am also a member of Phi Beta Sigma and I graduated with a B.A. in Communications.

I am a music industry executive. I have worked for 2 major record labels, 2 independent music labels and one major distributor. I have worked with many famous artists including Prince, Janet Jackson, The Rolling Stones, The Gorillaz, Korn, Lil Jon, Snoop Dogg, Diggable Planets and Naughty By Nature to name a few. My all time favorite was working with hip hop pioneer Kool Keith. I have also worked with actors Milla Jovovich and Jared Leto.

I am a huge fan of hip hop. I consider myself a hip-hop historian or what I like to call a hip hopologist. I have published many articles and done quite a few lectures on hip hop culture and history.

I am a big proponent of African-American literature, culture and art. Some of my favorite authors are Ntozake Shange, Amiri Baraka and Ishmael Reed. I also enjoy the fine art of the late William Tolliver.

I enjoy hip hop music like Nas, Talib Kweli and Mos Def but I also enjoy R&B Toni Braxton, Amel Larrieux, Rock music Rage Against the Machine, Fu Manchu and The Blur. I am also a fan of Jazz great Bobby Hutcherson.

I am a big fan of video games like Final Fantasy and EA Sports Fifa. Which leads to the fact I am a huge football/soccer fan. My favorite team is Manchester United. I also follow Celtic F.C. and Ajax as well.

I like US sports as well and follow the New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Flyers. I also consider myself a huge movie buff. I am a fan of sci-fi, fantasy and action movies.

I can not forget the fact that I am a huge comic book fan. I am a noted defender and historian of Black comic book characters. Some of my favorites are Black Goliath aka Giant Man, Black Panther and Black Lightning. I also enjoy many non Black comics like X-Men, Daredevil, Teen Titans and my all time favorite Legion of Superheroes.

I have a variety of things I am passionate about like ancient and medieval warfare, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, politics, entertainment and secret societies to name a few.