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DJ Graffiti presents free mixtape for the 6th Annual Midwest Hip Hop Summit

Check out this mixtape DJ Graffiti recently put together in preparation for the big show on Friday, February 5th.  Recorded live, the 11-track project features songs by M-1, Black Milk, One Be Lo, Buff1, and Invincible.  If you haven’t yet, be sure to buy your tickets for the show from Ticketmaster.

Tracklist + Download Link below

1.       M1 (of Dead Prez) – “I Am I’m Not”

2.       One Be Lo ft. Decompoze – “What It’s All About” [Rmx]

3.       Buff1 – “The Shift”

4.       Black Milk – “Give The Drummer Sum”

5.       One Be Lo ft. Mike Posner – “Pigs”

6.       Buff1 – “Beat The Speakers Up”

7.       M1 (of Dead Prez) ft. Ghostface Killah – “Been Through”

8.       Invincible – “Sledgehammer!”

9.       Black Milk – “Keep Going”

10.     Invincible & Finale – “Don’t Sleep”

11.     Dead Prez – “Hip Hop”

> > > Download HERE

Invincible & Finale's "Locusts" inspires 16-year-old's full length documentary

Via Davey D:

A couple of months ago Detroit rap artist and activist Invincible touched down in Austin and San Antonio to share her musical talents and weigh in on an issue many in the community had been grappling with - Gentrification. Invincible noted that poor people being displaced from their neighborhood by more affluent residents was a huge deal in Detroit, so much so that she and her partner Finale did a song about it and accompanied it with a mini-documentary called Locusts. The video garnered lots of critical acclaim and has been a powerful teaching tool that Invincible often uses when speaking with young people while touring the country.

Locusts was a big hit when she swung through East Austin and talked with local youth over at PODER headquarters. The organization has long been dealing with gentrification, but Invincible being a popular Hip Hop artist with a video help crystalize the issue even more for the young people she met during her widely attended writing and political workshops. She encouraged people to hone in on their artistic skills and use them to bring attention to issues and concerns impacting their lives and the community. The workshops were incredible as many of the people stepped up and spoke truth to power. One of the people inspired was 16 year old Gabriel Padilla who has a keen interest in politics and pretty handy with editing and working the camera.

Padilla who has been a part of PODER’s Young Scholars for Justice Program wanted to get this issue wider exposure so he got together with PODER co-director Erika Gonzalez and counselor Peter Mendoza to do an ambitious full length documentary on gentrification in East Austin. In the weeks that followed, Padilla would come by the PODER office, meet with Gonzalez and Mendoza, help draw out a storyline, get feedback and advice, and basically grind away to craft what many are now seeing an important piece of work. His film which has been broken down into three parts was shown last month at Space 12. ...

We’ve gotten to know young Gabriel over the past few months as we would often see him and other young scholars speaking out at school board meetings and city council hearings. Padilla reminds us all that the future generation is on point and can move mountains if given the chance. We salute him for a job well done… Enjoy the documentary.

Invincible's "The Emperor's Clothes" featured on Democracy Now!

Invincible's "The Emperor's Clothes" was featured on the January 7, 2010 edition of Democracy Now!. The track comes in at 21:38.

"Resistencia" - Kamau feat. Invincible

Invincible contributed a verse on a remix of the song "Resistencia" by Brazilian emcee Kamau. Give the track a listen here.

Online Premiere of Groundbreaking Women In Hip Hop Tour Documentary: THE REVIVAL

The Revival (Europe, 2009, 17 min)
Directed by Invincible. Produced by EMERGENCE Media and Iqaa the Olivetone.

The Revival gives a candid glimpse into the first meeting of legendary Hip-Hop pioneer Roxanne Shante and veteran Philly emcee Bahamadia, as they trade stories of their struggles and triumphs in the industry over their long careers. It also shows the exchange of lessons between them and up-and-coming artists DJ Shortee, Eternia, Stacy Epps, and Invincible. This short documentary, a collage of performances and behind the scenes footage, was filmed and directed by Invincible while on the road in Europe as part of We-B Girlz all women in independent Hip-Hop tour. The largest all female Hip-Hop tour of its kind, it spanned over three weeks, six countries, and featured dozens of female artists who performed for tens of thousands of supporters.

In support of the release of The Revival, The Fembassy is featuring weekly interviews with the artists from The Revival.