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Blitz the Ambassador
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Born and raised in Accra, Ghana, Blitz the Ambassador grew up to the sounds of Afro-Beat, Highlife, Jazz, and Motown. But when his older brother introduced him to Public Enemy’s classic album, It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, as a young boy, he was changed forever. “I had never heard young Black people express themselves in that way before,” recalls Blitz.
After moving to the U.S. to attend college, Blitz continued to hone his musical skills, releasing several mixtapes as an undergrad at Kent State University. After graduation, Blitz moved to New York City to pursue his dream. In NYC, Blitz began to record, Stereotype, a live-instrument-heavy musical exploration, that tests the limits of Hip Hop. Drawing from his diverse musical background, he dove into the project with explicit intent of changing Hip Hop forever. In order to achieve the live sound he was looking for, he formed a band, The Embassy Ensemble, and brushed off his own djembe skills.
After three long years of recording, Blitz took the album to several major labels. Getting the major label run around one to many times, Blitz decided go it alone.
“One day I just said, ‘Fuck it’,” recounts Blitz. “I was tired of record labels telling me I had to be like somebody else. So I came home and wrote, Remembering the Future,” Blitz explains. This epic, instrument-laden, track illustrates Blitz’ refusal to be a Stereotypical rapper.
After moving to the U.S. to attend college, Blitz continued to hone his musical skills, releasing several mixtapes as an undergrad at Kent State University. After graduation, Blitz moved to New York City to pursue his dream. In NYC, Blitz began to record, Stereotype, a live-instrument-heavy musical exploration, that tests the limits of Hip Hop. Drawing from his diverse musical background, he dove into the project with explicit intent of changing Hip Hop forever. In order to achieve the live sound he was looking for, he formed a band, The Embassy Ensemble, and brushed off his own djembe skills.
After three long years of recording, Blitz took the album to several major labels. Getting the major label run around one to many times, Blitz decided go it alone.
“One day I just said, ‘Fuck it’,” recounts Blitz. “I was tired of record labels telling me I had to be like somebody else. So I came home and wrote, Remembering the Future,” Blitz explains. This epic, instrument-laden, track illustrates Blitz’ refusal to be a Stereotypical rapper.
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Shoutbox
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-Akram- wrote:
Stereotype is clearly one of the best album of 20099, i'm totally agree with that, this guy is a good mc, but especially this album is very well produced !
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SaintMojo wrote:
"best hh album 2009 [1-5]" damn right!
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Doberman27 wrote:
One of the best hh album 2009 [5]
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Gsus1984 wrote:
DoPE...
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Accordion88 wrote:
best hh album 2009 [4]
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N3R0N0N wrote:
One of the best of 09, to be sure. Anybody know where to find Soul Rebel or Double Conscious? PM me if you do, PLEASE.
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Morngrim wrote:
best hh album 2009 [3]
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Alexei90 wrote:
Read about Blitz on: http://everydaymusic.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/blitz-the-ambassador/
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Scorub wrote:
best hh album 2009 [2]
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huraganbielany wrote:
best hh album 2009, fuckin' dope! The Mighty Embassy Ensemble, you destroyed my mind.. pure essence sound of rap!
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spinningcannon wrote:
Blitz, you are absolutely brilliant. i haven't heard hip-hop this good in ages.
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AutumnSodomy wrote:
Awesome rapper, <3333
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Sagie16 wrote:
my #1 album of 09 so far.. so fucking dope !
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theyefan wrote:
this album is dope! can't wait to hear even more from this guy.
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twelfth_stroke wrote:
Really feeling the new record, keep it up! Where can I find the first two releases?
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dRool89 wrote:
This is p awesome.
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Charlizzzz wrote:
New mixtape is fire ! Keep it up Blitz !
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dproctor5 wrote:
nice show at Trinity.. you have good music
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