Silver Or Lead
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BEATS
> Here with SILVER OR LEAD, she cracks her whip on unsuspecting and complacent ears worldwide. Kicking knowledge on everything from womanhood to slavery, to love, sexism, politics and more, Ursula redefines spoken word with her trademark sociopolitical urgency and sweet \"songspeak.\" As one of the architects of Philadelphia\'s poetic revival, Ursula landed in the spotlight far before slams and DEF POETRY JAM made headlines.
> This album boasts production from non other than JAZZANOVA, MASTERS AT WORK\'s LITTLE LOUIE VEGA and QUESTLOVE from the ROOTS amongst others.
> Drawing on influences from prestigious BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT activist poet and icon SONIA SANCHEZ to FRIDA KAHLO, ZORA NEALE HURSTON and even PRINCE, the Temple University Journalism graduate balances motherhood, activism and artistry with aplomb. With her rhythmic stories of struggle, she\'s confident, never preachy. > She\'s transfixed audiences from Tokyo to Capetown alongside the likes of GIL SCOTTHERON, MOS DEF, MACY GRAY and even the late great NINA SIMONE & now sets set to do it across our great land here in Australia as the International headline act for the Amnesty tour for 2005
> When Ursula timid at first grips the microphone tightly, all ears hone in. Don\'t bet on this veteran to ever sit down and be quiet. HER WORDS ARE POWER.
> THE GUARDIAN \"Ursula Rucker\'s gentle voice jars against the empty bravado of the ubiquitous blingbling MC. Uniting the grooves are Rucker\'s gritty lifelyrics: ghostly, unflinching, harrowing, angry, tender and peaceful.\" ... STRAIGHT NO CHASER \"Ursula creates music that is of pure beauty, supreme spoken word poetry, this is absolutely essential\" ... DJ \"More like gold rather than what the title initially suggests.\"
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CD |
K7153CD |
$29.95 |
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LPx2 |
K7153LP |
$32.95 |
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