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A native of upstate New York and former Division I basketball player, AD, the VOICE has committed his life to Hip Hop culture and its potential for social transformation. He has done so in spite of his
success at the most elite academic institutions in the world—Oxford University and Harvard Law.
The first black Rhodes Scholar to graduate from Colgate University, AD's story is singular and paradigm shifting. With him, a new narrative in Hip Hop emerges—one rooted in black intellectual excellence and the human struggle for peace and truth. On top of that, his music makes you move. A rare combination of accessible charm and abrasive truth telling, AD personifies the future of Hip Hop and in so doing tickles the imagination.
AD's sound is fresh, sharp, political, and spiritual—a cross between Tupac and Kanye West, with a touch of Nas. This rare blend of qualities permeates throughout Painfully Free, making the CD
lyrically combustible and musically sensational.
Bolstered by a rich and pristine voice, AD' s lyrics explode with eloquent urgency and lucid angst, leaving the listener both enriched and inspired. If Hip Hop is dead, then Painfully Free might rightfully be called its resurrection.
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