Truth Universal News::APRIL 2013!

Greetings! + News + "Invent the Future"
Greetings Family. This may very well be the first email update of 2013. We wish we had an intern to help out over here. This indie work is VERY consuming. At any rate, we have had a tremendous 2013 thus far: We've: done a few regional shows... SMASHED SXSW SMASHED Congo Square Rhythms Festival SMASHED Houmapalooza Released the first single from "Invent the Future" The best part of all of that was meeting some good people, who are now reading this post! Thank you for support please continue to do so. You can even help us "Invent the Future!" Spring has been booked well, so April + May will be busy. The shows are listed below. Support, come through, and tell a friend to tell a friend! PEACE -TU
Help us "Invent the Future" via Kickstarter
After many years of funding this movement SOLELY out of pocket, we've decided to call on our friends and supports to assist in the release of the next album--"Invent the Future." We want this executed as close to perfect as possible. That entails hiring folks to handle various aspects of release--marketing, radio promotion, booking, administration, street/ground promotion, manufacturing, recording, engineering, etc. And my friends, it ain't cheap! While we're not trying to cover the cost of full project, which is about 10K, we're striving to have it subsidized by sparking this campaign to raise $3K. This campaign will run approximately 30 days, and we can reach that goal fairly easily. Please help us "INVENT THE FUTURE!"
"Invent the Future" Video x Single
As you may know, in March we dropped the first single from the “Invent the Future” project digitally. The single is comprised of ”Invent the Future” featuring Suave x Evelyn + produced by P.U.D.G.E. b/w “Praise the Lord” feat. Lyrikill x produced by KHRYSIS!!! Both are available on iTunes! Our friends Moira Tierney and Legaux, of Legaux Blox Films, collaborated to produce a very dope "vintage" styled video for "Invent the Future." CLICK HERE or to the left to view it.
Create a Truth Universal station on Pandora!
Please create a Truth Universal station on PANDORA! If you haven't already... DO IT NOW!!
Upcoming Shows + Events
Saturday April 20, 2013(420) $30 Presale $45 @ Door Iron Lion Presents The Iron Lion Reggae Festival 2013 w/ Jess Jender x Ken Serious x Early Brooks, Jr. Higher Heights x DJ Rock-A-Dread x Ambush x Prince Pauper and MORE! ***WE ROCK @ 2PM*** 12PM-9PM @ Hangar 13 1511 S. Rendon St. NOLA TIX --> BUY TICKETS HERE! Email DJ Rock-A-Dread or call: 225.284.5903
Saturday April 20, 2013(420) FREE! Euclid Records Presents: RECORD STORE DAY 2013 w/AF THE NAYSAYER x E.F. Cuttin' WE ROCK @ 4:30PM @ Euclid Records 3401 Chartres St. NOLA
Friday April 26, 2013, $10 Presale, $15 @ Door Poet Tree Presents Gift of Gab LIVE @ the Hi-Ho w/ E.F. Cuttin x Slangston Hughes xBeamin + Timmy 9PM @ Hi-Ho Lounge 2239 St. Claude Ave. NOLA
Saturday April 27, 2013, $10 Presale, $15 @ Door Poet Tree Presents Gift of Gab LIVE @ Alabama Music Box Beamin + Timmy x Regenerates 9:30PM @ Alabama Music Box 455 Dauphin St. Mobile, AL
May 1, 2013, WEDNESDAY, $25 ADV, $30 @ DOOR The 8th Annual Chaz Festival w/ TBC Brass Band x Los Poboycitos x The Tin Men x MANY MORE 12-10PM @ Truck Farm **WE ROCK @ 4PM** 3020 St. Claude Ave. NOLA
May 3, 2013, Friday REVO & the BR Hip Hop Project Present REVO Baton Rouge--Front Yard Bikes Fundraiser w/ DJ E.F. Cuttin' x Marcel P. Black x Lyriqs da Lyraciss x Tiny Arch 10PM @ Mud + Water 174 South Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA

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Truth Universal November Updates

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Greetings! + News + New Video + TU FB Merch Table App + "Invent the Future"
Many good things are happening and taking shape in the TU camp. As I mentioned last communication, “Invent the Future” is in production. By the time spring rolls around you’ll be at the shows with me singing the new joints! We plan to release the record in ALL FORMATS – cassette, vinyl, CD and digital—and we plan to hit the road as much as possible to promote the release. In order for this to be executed properly we will be asking for the $upport of the listener. More soon! We’re also releasing a video for a song that is featured on the “Publicity Stunt” Mixtape, and on MXGM’s “Every 36 Hours” Compilation. “Publicity Stunt” is still going strong and this more to come before the end of 2012. The December edition of “GRASSROOTS!” is right around the corner, and we rock Baton Rouge once again! More Below… PEACE -TU
"Every 36 Hours OFFICIAL VIDEO!"
We proudly present the visual treatment for "Every 36 Hours." Produced by Shawde Banx, the song has been building steam across the country, being played by DJs who support meaningful music. We'd like to send a special shout out to those folks who care about this music and the messages being transmitted across the airwaves. We sincerely appreciate the support! The song is based on a July 2012 study issued by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement(MXGM) and the Malcolm X Solidarity Committee(MXSC). The study, “Every 36 Hours: Report on the Extrajudicial Killing of 120 Black People,” documented the killings of 120 Black men, women and children, murdered by police or some extrajudicial force in the first half of 2012. The actual document is available at mxgm.org. In an effort to raise awareness on the topic and encourage action in the Hip Hop community, MXGM released the “Every 36 Hours” CD Project. This song appears on the project. The project is available on Bandcamp + iTunes The video was shot, directed, and cut by Legaux. All super 8 footage was provided by Moira Tierney. It was shot A3C weekend in Atlanta. Check it out HERE!
"Truth Universal Facebook Merch Table App"
The Truth Universal Facebook App is available for use in the Facebook App Center. Here you have direct access to all Truth Universal Merchandise – T-Shirts, DVDs, CDs, Vinyl, etc. New inventory items will be added very soon! Also, to express our appreciation to all of you who $upport the movement in this way, we’d like to offer you 25% off all purchases until December 31st. To redeem this discount, simply enter “MERCH25” as the coupon code upon checkout. The 25% off discount will be calculated and applied immediately. Use the app HERE.
The WORLD'S GREATEST MIXTAPE--"Publicity Stunt" -- Still Available + Still FREE!
Give thanx to all who have downloaded "Publicity Stunt!" Publicity Stunt is a collection of recent guest appearances and compilation album contributions made by Truth Universal on various artists’ works. The mixtape also includes Truth’s recent contribution to important community based projects like MXGM’s Every 36 Hours –addressing the unwarranted killings of Black men, woman and children by the police and other extrajudicial officials, and the latest “Free Leonard Peltier” compilation album hitting the streets on Thanksfortaking Day. This is just something to whet the listeners’ appetites while “Invent the Future,” Truth’s next official offering, is being prepared. Please not that you simply have to enter $0.00 for purchase amount and provide your email address in order to download the project for free. Click here for the video trailer
Do you have a Truth Universal station on Pandora?!?
Well, you should! "Self-Determination" + "Guerrilla Business" are both there for your streaming pleasure. Don't hesitate to follow Truth Universal either. Just click the "Create a Station" button, and let's get connected!
Upcoming Shows + Events
12.01.2012, Saturday, $5 Urban Guerrilla Promo Presents: “GRASSROOTS!” Hip Hop Showcase *"The End?" Edition* FEATURING AKIL of JURASSIC 5!! w/Marcel P. Black, Beautiful Bells, Jackie Skellz, ASIM + EF Cuttin’ hosted by Truth Universal 10PM @ Dragon’s Den (Downstairs) 435 Esplanade Ave NOLA FACEBOOK RSVP
12.06.2012, Thursday, $10 Home is Where is Art is BR Tour stop w/ yU of the Diamond District, Substantial, Marcel P. Black, Truth Universal DJ Automatik + DJ EF Cuttin' 9PM @ Club Culture 450 Oklahoma St. Baton Rouge, LA FACEBOOK RSVP

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Truth Universal October Updates

Greetings! + News + "Invent the Future"
Greetings Family. We are still hard @ work on the "Invent the Future" album, but as it is prepared, we will continue to drop material here and there, and hit the road every now and then. This month we again welcome "GRASSROOTS!" in New Orleans, head out A3C in Atlanta, and host Bocafloja in New Orleans. It's all below. Support, come through, and tell a friend to tell a friend! PEACE -TU
The "Publicity Stunt" Mixtape
Publicity Stunt is a collection of recent guest appearances and compilation album contributions made by Truth Universal on various artists’ works. The mixtape also includes Truth’s recent contribution to important community based projects like MXGM’s Every 36 Hours –addressing the unwarranted killings of Black men, woman and children by the police and other extrajudicial officials, and the latest “Free Leonard Peltier” compilation album hitting the streets on Thanksfortaking Day. This is just something to whet the listeners’ appetites while “Invent the Future,” Truth’s next official offering, is being prepared. Click here for the video trailer
Upcoming Shows + Events
10.06.2012 Saturday, $5 Urban Guerrilla Promo Presents: “GRASSROOTS!” Hip Hop Showcase *Publicity Stunt Release Party!* w/Deep N Space, A.R., Sybil Shanell + EF Cuttin’ hosted by Truth Universal 10PM @ Dragon’s Den (Downstairs) 435 Esplanade Ave NOLA
10.12.2012, Friday A3C Planet Hip Hop International w/ Bocafloja + Hache ST + DJ Def D 8PM Atlanta, GA
10.16.2012 Tuesday, $5 Urban Guerrilla Promo Presents: Post A3C Hip Hop Joint w/ Bocafloja , Hache ST, Truth Universal, DJ EF Cuttin’ + Lyrics Da Lyriciss 9PM @ Dragon’s Den(Upstairs) 435 Esplanade Ave NOLA

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Truth Universal News + Info [05.02.2012]

*NEW* "Paperchase" Video: "Paperchase" is here!  This outstanding animated visual art project is the work of filmmaker Mark Lester (http://marklesterfilm.tumblr.com).  The song, produced by DJ Def D, appears on "Resistance Vol. 2: Polygraph".  "Paperchase" deals with the struggle to attain and maintain wealth in a very chaotic, volatile, exploitative, and cutthroat capitalist economy.  Yet and still, we're all still on a "Paperchase!" CLICK image for video: Also, while "Invent The Future" is on the horizon, it is undergoing some last minute renovations, but I'm eager for everyone to get a taste of what the new project sounds like, so we decided to leak "Get It" as an appetizer.  More new joints are coming! CLICK image for song download: eMCee Truth Universal #InventTheFuture

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UPCOMING SHOWS:

Saturday 05.05.2012 "GRASSROOTS!" Hip Hop Showcase:  Jazz Fest Edition! 10PM Special Guests :  GPC, Justice, Marcel P. Black, Nesby Phips, Lyriqs the Lyraciss, Intelligence, Brando, TNC Boys,  +  more TBA! @ The Dragon's Den 435 Esplanade Ave
Friday 05.25.2012 10PM Live @ Cafe Instanbul @ Cafe Instanbul (within the Healing Center) Special Guests TBA! 2372 St. Claude Avenue New Orleans, LA
Thursday 05.31.2012 Lobotomix presents: Tanya Morgan, Playdough, Bodega Brovas + Koncept @ Bottletree Cafe 3rd Avenue South Birmingham, AL

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#NOLA, 03/31/2012, NOON--MARCH AGAINST POLICE TERRORISM!

March Against Injustice! Protest Police Murders of Black Youth! Stop the Racist Mass Arrest and Incarceration of Our Youth! Demand Jobs for New Orleans Residents! Local Control of Public schools! Join us in protesting the increasing attacks on the Black community. In every aspect from the lack of living wage jobs, poor public education, lack of health care, inadequate recreational programs, police harassment, terror and murder, and lack of affordable housing the Black community of New Orleans is under an all around attack.    We must organize and unite to turn back this racist assault led by the Landrieu administration and the 1% - the rich white capitalist ruling class.  We must alert the world and the tourists, whom these local rich invite to partake of New Orleans’ Black culture, that the New Orleans Black community is cruelly oppressed and suffering.  We ask big conventions and tourists not to come to our city until the local ruling class begins to address the issues crushing the life out of the Black community. All who are democratically minded and outraged by this racist assault should join us! 12:00 NOON Saturday, March 31 CITY HALL Sponsored by the UNITED NEW ORLEANS FRONT 504-251-2201 Stand up for your rights and the future of your children!

Combat Racism Everywhere! An Open Letter to Our Fellow Residents and to Tourists in New Orleans Dear Friends, The United New Orleans Front (UNOF) is sponsoring this March Against Injustice to expose the increasing, all around racist assault against the New Orleans Black Community.  As we march more than 100,000 of our family, friends and neighbors have been prevented from returning to New Orleans since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. They have been prevented from returning because the local white ruling class has attacked the social infrastructure and denied the working class Black community living wage jobs, affordable housing, quality public education and healthcare. Black workers were not hired to do the massive clean-up after the hurricanes.  They are still shut out of the construction jobs, despite $5 billion dollars of reconstruction now going on in New Orleans.   The public housing stock has been decimated, reducing by 5000 the number of affordable housing units in New Orleans. Rents have skyrocketed forcing working class folk to work 2, sometimes 3 jobs just to keep a roof over their heads. Our public schools have been taken over by out of town charter operators seeking to make fast buck on our children.   The state of Louisiana has seized control of our local schools.  5000 teachers and support workers were fired and their union, the largest in New Orleans, was decertified.   Local Black groups that have applied for charters are routinely turned down.  Charity hospital, our public hospital, was shuttered preventing low income people access to adequate health care. And to date 70,000 Eastern New Orleans residents are still without a hospital. On top of this the New Orleans Police Department has increased its terror, brutality and murder of Black citizens. In March of this year two young Black men, Justin Sipp and Wendell Allen,  were murdered by racist New Orleans policemen.  These racial profiling cases were as egregious as the Florida vigilante murder of Trayvon Martin.   These social conditions have led New Orleans to be the national leader in the rates of incarceration and murder as many of our Black youth are forced into a life of drug dealing rather than being given an opportunity to obtain a living wage legal job. The UNOF and other organizations have been waging a constant battle to combat this racist offensive and improve the living conditions of the Black community. We will not back down!  We will secure our rights and our freedom! We share this information with you so that you know what is happening here.  We ask local folk to join our struggle.  We ask tourists to boycott our city until the local white ruling class addresses these problems.   United New Orleans Front, 1647 Gentilly Blvd., NOLA 70119, 504-251-2201

::Upcoming Shows + New Releases + other News::

PEACE, Still recovering from SXSW.  I'm almost ashamed to say I have only attended the last 4 years.  That is a trememdous event!  There is never enough time for you to see or do everything you plan.  I'll tell you about it soon.  That blog is on the way.  In the meantime, the latest video -- "Paperchase" is here!  This outstanding animated visual art project is the work of filmmaker Mark Lester (http://marklesterfilm.tumblr.com).  The song, produced by DJ Def D, appears on"Resistance Vol. 2: Polygraph".  "Paperchase" deals with the struggle to attain and maintain wealth in a very chaotic, volatile, exploitative, and cutthroat capitalist economy.  Yet and still, we're all still on a "Paperchase!" CLICK image for video: Also, while Invent The Future is on the horizon, it is undergoing some last minute renovations, but I'm eager for everyone to get a taste of what the new project sounds like, so I've decided to leak"Get It"as an appetizer. CLICK image for song: eMCee Truth Universal #InventTheFuture

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UPCOMING SHOWS:

Thursday 03.22.2012 Fourth Annual African Diaspora Studies Conference 8PM @ Kennesaw University--Social Science Building w/Stahhr, Melaphyre, Boca Floja + more Kennesaw, GA
Sunday 03.25.2012 5:30PM Congo Square Rythms Festival @ Congo Square w/Dee-1, Nesby Phips, DJ EF Cuttin' + more 500 Rampart New Orleans, LA
Sunday 03.25.2012 WTUL Annual Fundraiser  featuring dead prez + Na'Tee + Chels @ Maison 508 Frenchemen St. New Orleans, LA
Saturday 04.07.2012(and the 1st Saturday of EVERY month thereafter!) "GRASSROOTS!" Monthly Hip Hop Showcase Special "GRASSROOTS!" x Uniquity Edition featuring: Slangston Hughes + Phat Word + David X +  MORE!

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