Labtekwon Explained

Labtekwon
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Omar Akbar
Alias:Labtekwon
Origin:Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Genre:Hip hop Avant Garde Jazz
Occupation:Emcee, producer
Instrument:Microphone, Turntables
Label:Ankh Ba Records

Labtekwon (born Omar Akbar) is a Hip Hop artist.[1] His name is an acronym for "Lifeform Advanced Beyond Terrestrial Esoterics King Warrior Of Nubia."[2]

Career

Labtekwon is an emcee from Baltimore, Maryland and son of soul musician Doc Soul Stirrer. [3] and the Labtekwon became a fixture in the global underground with a long string of albums in his Labteknology series from 1994 to 2000. He was invited to Los Angeles by the Project Blowed collective to perform in 1999.[4] In 1998, Baltimore City paper created the category “Best MC” which Labtekwon would win several years between 1998 and 2003, becoming a regular fixture in the paper's "Best of Baltimore" list.[5] He has performed at the Lyricist Lounge in New York and was a champion of the Zulu Nation Freestyle Competition in 1995.Labtekwon has shared the stage with Afrika Bambaata, Rakim, Kool Keith, MF DOOM, Psycho Les, A Tribe Called Quest, Brand Nubian, KRS-One, Black Thought, Aceyalone, Digital Underground, including his group the 410 Pharaohs on the first Baltimore Club Music/ Hip Hop hybrid album, 410 Funk.

Discography

Personal life

Labtekwon is the youngest son of soul singer Harry Young, Jr., also known as "Doc Soul Stirrer". He graduated from Douglass High School, following in the footsteps of the Baltimore group Z3MC. He also holds a baccalaureate degree from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, a masters of arts degree from Morgan State University, and a doctorate degree from Howard University.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Shapiro, Peter (2005) The Rough Guide to Hip-Hop, Rough Guides,, p.219
  2. Web site: Labtekwon Interview. 2007. Baghat Vinyl. https://web.archive.org/web/20080906110347/http://www.baghatvinyl.com/interviews_labtekwon.html. 6 September 2008. 19 January 2008.
  3. Web site: More uncompromising hip-hop from Labtekwon on '(B.O.P.) The Theology of Timing: Tehuti and the Het Heru Cult'. Salem-Mackall. Theo. 31 March 2015. Baltimore City Paper. en-US. 12 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Taking It Back. McCabe. Bret. 16 March 2005. Baltimore City Paper. https://web.archive.org/web/20080831114741/http://www.citypaper.com/music/review.asp?rid=8583. 31 August 2008. dead. 19 January 2008.
  5. Web site: Best MC. 17 September 2003. Baltimore City Paper. https://web.archive.org/web/20080831114721/http://www.citypaper.com/bob/story.asp?id=1116. 31 August 2008. 19 January 2008.
  6. Web site: First Spin: Labtekwon's 'HARDCORE: Labtekwon and the Righteous Indignation/Rootzilla vs Masta Akbar'. Soderberg. Brandon. 7 September 2012. Spin. 12 January 2019.
  7. Web site: Labtekwon: Song of the Sovereign. Dare. Christopher. 26 February 2002. Pitchfork. en. 12 January 2019.
  8. February 2002. Reviews- Song of the Sovereign. CMJ New Music Monthly. 56. Google Books.
  9. Web site: Labtekwon Avant God. Quinlan. Thomas. 1 November 2005. exclaim!. en-ca. 12 January 2019.
  10. Book: Peterson, James Braxton. Hip Hop Headphones: A Scholar's Critical Playlist. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. 2016. 9781501308260. 243. en.

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