User:Yung Punch

YUNG PUNCH
BIO:

The Hip-Hop industry is no longer a place a one dimensional artist who can&rsquo;t wear the business hat. Rappers are just as mainstream as anyone else when it comes to the advertising &amp; business world. Enter the next generation of Brooklyn Hip-Hop Entrepreneurs and you will come across Yung Punch. The same projects Jay-Z paid cautionary homage to on the classic &ldquo;Where I&rsquo;m From&rdquo;, is where Yung Punch initially did his thing as young boy. At 11 years old he became known in his hood for his punchlines. Eventually people started calling him Punchlines. A decade later, Yung Punch has refined his craft, shortened his name, and has armed himself with a barrage of songs intended for all listeners. Standout tracks include the street heater &ldquo;Wavin da .44&rdquo; and the club blazer &ldquo;Bottles Up&rdquo; yet Punch is extremely versatile as his music is reflective of his experiences in NYC coming up in Bedford Stuyvesant. Punch&rsquo;s full-length debut, &ldquo;Comin Sometime Soon&rdquo; is destined to build off the momentum of his previous 5 mixtapes and street DVD all of which were Executive Produced by Yung Punch and business partner Luduh. He claims Hip-Hop Godfather Russell Simmons and superb mc/business icon Jay-Z as his biggest inspirations while he stakes his claim as the next best business mind with punchlines.

BROOKLYN'S GRIOT
*Griots commonly refers to a professional musician, poet, singer, historian, spokesperson, teacher and entertainer; masters of song and words; storytellers Wikipedia Definition: A griot (English pronunciation: /ˈɡri.oʊ/, French pronunciation: [ɡʁi.o], with a silent t) or jeli (djeli or dj&eacute;li in French spelling) is a West African poet, praise singer, and wandering musician, considered a repository of oral tradition. "Words from Yung Punch" I personally discovered the Griots through a Creative Art course I attended at CUNY Medgar Evers College. The more I learned about their music and other creative arts, the more inspired I became at composing my own music. Only now i didnt just want to make music, I wanted to make music for a purpose. I learned griots in west africa kept traditional cultures alive through music, dance, handcrafting, gatherings and etc. In doing so, they created much needed stability around their time. People were happy and not to mention they had the free will to do these thing without worrying about money. It was just a better way of living. Griots are musicians. Griots are performers and griots are art. Their art told the stories of their time. Griots are unique to have dedicated so much time and skill toward entertaining and motivating their people through storytelling songs. So rare to have heard a griot perform makes them popular. To love music so much myself and the history of it, I honor the griots of the past and one day hope my people accept me as a griot; Brooklyn's Griot.

 Brooklyn's Griot