Propaganda

Dynamic, soulful, experimental, and clever, all focused on the heart of a person. With an uncompromising message intertwined with hot rhythms and beats, Los Angeles based, Propaganda, lyrically puts together potent relevant music that reaches across the spectrum of youth and pop culture. Bringing with him years of classroom teaching and community service experience, he is eloquently bold in the message of each song and never shies away from a strong poetic element in his music. His Subject matter ranges from staying accountable God as well as standing up boldly for one’s faith both in word and in one’s life. Not to mention aggressive battle rap and political awareness

Opening up for and performing with such groups as De La Soul, The Visionaries, Lightheaded, Ahmad & 4th Avenue Jones, LA Symphony and touring with none other than the Blastmaster KRS ONE, Propaganda is no stranger to live shows. Music lovers all over the country proclaim, after a Propaganda show, “He Sounds like no one else out there. Nobody performs like him! His sound and style is completely his own!” Not to mention being highly respected in the LA underground scene, a familiar face in places like A Mic and Dim lights and the Famous collective called Foundation, he is also one of the main topics of chat rooms on many Hip-Hop related sites. “Props” has gained a national and international following which landed him in London, Cameroon television and radio and Nigeria to name a few. After years of training being the youngest member of the Los Angeles based mega crew The Tunnel Rats, he now boasts full-length albums, two feature films, countless cameo appearances and a chance to write with and perform with Krs One.

From aggressive Battle raps over Norma Jean, Face to Face and Static Lullaby guitar licks, to smooth introspective soul rhythms, to the head nodding beats and rhymes California is known for, Propaganda is the total package. Do not let His name fool you. He is not simply Gossip and rumors. He is the truth. Come and see.

After Recently finishing his service in the Social Studies department At the Pomona School of Arts And Enterprise, a Charter high School, props gained valuable experience as a teacher, teaching in Collaborative learning and Project based instruction. He was given the task of teaching troubled yet amazingly talented 9th graders in a class entitled Freshman Foundations. Due to his experience with at risk -teens and curriculum development, he was given creative freedom as to what is taught. The content includes components of Psychology, Complex Instruction, interpersonal communication, cross cultural studies and sociology.

Prior to serving there, he served at I-Poly High School, the nations leader in project-based learning. He assisted in writing social science and science curriculum for Eleventh Grade, and writing the semester projects. He also tutored in various core subjects such as Math, History and Physics.

However the highlight of his training came from teaching and counseling at various alternative education sites such as: Camp Rocky, and East lake Central Juvenile Hall in East Los Angeles, California.

He is also involved in various ministry and community service programs. After working in the day-care and summer camps in the city of West Covina, he served as a Youth Pastor at Lionheart Ministries in San Bernardino CA. His rolls included designing and implementing community outreach programs for the church. In addition He was in charge of Bible Instruction, facilitating Family counseling sessions, providing crisis intervention with troubled teens of diverse ethnic backgrounds, and Coordinating community activities and event in conjunction with various community and Civic leaders. Prop brings to the classroom a wealth of life experiences, creative applications, not to mention 4 years of formal Cultural diversity training.

Prop currently tours full time as an artist and curriculum consultant. In addition to being a contributor to STF “spreading the fragrance” magazine,( HYPERLINK “http://www.stfmag.com” www.stfmag.com , an online magazine on philosophy culture and theology) he is also one of the trainers and performers for The Urban Youth Workers Institute, an organization designed to equip urban youth workers with relevant practical, doctrinally sound tools and curriculum.

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