7x7 Magazine Names West Coast Rap Author Adisa Banjoko One of the Prestigious “Hot 20 Under 40”
Adisa Banjoko aka “The Bishop of Hip Hop” Receives High Honors As He Readies His Latest Book and new Documentary
San Jose, CA (PRWEB) October 21, 2005
YinSumi Press, the world’s first publishing house dedicated to documenting the social and political trends in the Hip Hop, is proud to announce that West Coast Rap author Adisa Banjoko was named one of San Francisco’s 7x7 Magazine highly coveted “Hot 20 Under 40” in the October 2005 issue.
7x7 Magazine is produced by a nationally recognized team of publishers, editors and artists who seized the opportunity to produce a smart, stylish magazine for a young, affluent audience.
7x7 Magazine reflects the lifestyles of, as well as the attitudes and image of the new San Francisco. The magazine acknowledges “The Bishop” as “The Bay Area’s foremost Hip Hop Journalist and Motivational Speaker”. He was also applauded for his approach in taking Hip Hop’s educational value to juvenile hall centers and the halls of Harvard University.
This year’s “Hot 20 Under 40” list included Alex Smith from the 49’ers, spoken word poetess Elz Cuya, drummer Brian “Brain” Mantia from Primus and Guns N Roses, Philanthropist Hillary Newsom Callan and yoga instructor Jason Crandell.
“This was an absolute surprise to me on every level” says Banjoko. “The most interesting thing for me was learning about how many different, smart, talented, beautiful and compassionate people work hard to make the Bay Area all that it is.”
The magazine came out days after Adisa returned from completing a lecture at Brown University. He addressed the Islamic Council of New England’s 20th Annual Conference, lecturing on “Islam, The West and the Question of Reform” as well as “Hip Hop and Islam: A Unique Journey”.
This November he will keynote at the 3rd annual H2Ed Summit. His discussion will revolve around how Hip Hop can be utilized to authentically enrich the failing American school system. This event will be held at the Bronx Museum of the Arts Nov. 5th 2005.
His latest release “Lyrical Swords Vol. 2: Westside Rebellion” is due to drop November 30th 2005. It covers the social, political and spiritual trends within the Hip Hop subculture. It also investigates Hip Hop’s fascination with martial arts icon Bruce Lee and dedicates and entire chapter to the sublime relationship between Hip Hop and chess. This extraordinary relationship is also the subject of a new documentary Adisa is working on with Mike Relm, “64 Squares in the Cipher”. It is currently in production and scheduled for release in 2006.
“Lyrical Swords Vol.2: Westside Rebellion” features interviews with some of rap world’s hardest hitting icons, such as RZA, Nas, Slick Rick, Frontline, G-Unit’s Spider Loc, Dilated Peoples and Godfather of Hip Hop Afrika Bambaataa.
“I’m thankful to 7x7 Magazine and all the universities and organizations that continue to invite me to speak. My focus is, and always will be on trying to use Hip Hop to educate and empower at risk youth and oppressed people of all backgrounds. This is what I believe Hip Hop was created for.”
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