Baba Israel and Yako 440 have been happy to relink with Morganics in Sydney

Lots of good news and adventures to tell...
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NEWS::..

Metabass MCs (Baba's old crew from Sydney) had an incredible set with Yako 440 dropping beats and bass at the Beach Road Hotel in Sydney Australia.


Baba and Yako caught up with King Kapisi, his wife Tere, and Leo Tanoi at a dope graff exhibition at Tap Gallery in Sydney.

Baba and Yako with Morganics, Wire MC (who has just released a dope album), and Mon ChiChi on Shantan's Hip Hop show on FBI Radio.

here Baba catches up with Shantan who he first met in 1995 at a production/writing workshop at the massive community event Hip Hopera directed by Morganics.

Morganics' record label Invisible Forces has two new releases out now:

Continuing the relationship between New York and Australia, Invisible Forces has just released Baba Israel and Yako 440's album "Beatbox Dub Poetics" in Australia. A true school masterpiece from the New York
underground ranging from jazz to beatbox, to dub and poetics, it is an album that reminds you of why you got into Hip Hop in the first place.

Baba heads to Australia

Baba Israel and Yako 440 are heading to Australia.

There will be shows with Morganics, Elf Transporter, King Kapisi, Miles Merril, and DJ Ability, and opening slot for Saul Williams, and a special reunion show with Meta Bass.

Baba and Yako will be in the lab with sloth.

also there is a new beatbox record in the works.

Stay tuned for pics and show details!

peace,
baba

Baba rocks with the Knicks

As a life long knicks fan it was a treat to rock at MSG for the Knicks Poetry slam. Big up to Urban Word, at the cutting edge of spoken word education for holding it down. It always inspiring to see the youth kick with passion and knowledge.

Also big up to Homeboy Sandman for rocking it, Jah-c and the Antidote for holding me down and Hired Gun, Eagle Nebula, Toni Blackman, First Wave, who were all in the house!

peace,
baba