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Rasheed Jamal Washington, is an American rapper, songwriter, and actor better known by his stage name -- Rasheed Jamal. Many of his projects, albums, and singles including My Beautiful Ugly (2012) and SANKOFA (2015) have received vast critical acclaim. Following the release of SANKOFA , Rasheed was nominated for Best New Band in the Willamette Week. On August 21st, 2018, during the Solar Eclipse, he released his most recent work INDIGO CHILD (U Aint The Only 1!) . He founded an artistic collective known as FRSH TRB Republic. The creative collaboration formed with the help of Glenn Waco and Mic Capes, who together are known as The Resistance. Growing up in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Rasheed was immersed in music -- drawing inspiration from the jazz, gospel, and blues festivals his family brought him to as well as the harsh realities of street life. In an effort to continuously celebrate the heritage of hip-hop, Rasheed samples rhymes, song titles, or album titles of the various rappers he studied. Best known for his dextrous and dense word play, Rasheed has a gift for entertaining while conveying a sense of intellectual dialogue on bouncy and bass driven music. Within his work, Rasheeds strives to connect the dots of his surrounding culture. His forthcoming offering entitled, 22 Grams (iAMTHATiAM) , testifies to the experience of a young black male in modern day America, given from the perspective of a disembodied Soul -- the main protagonist in the narrative. Several years in the making, 22 Grams is a statement that will mean a lot to the culture of rap music. For inspiration Rasheed looks to a wide variety of artists, however, identifies these three as the most prominent: Tupac Shakur has been the most inspirational to me emotionally, Outkast has been the most inspirational creatively, and Lupe Fiascos Food Listeners may draw style comparisons to Tupac Shakur, Andre 3000, Q. Tip, Kendrick Lamar, and Big KRIT. Mic Capes is a prolific hip hop artist from Portland, OR that represents the North Portland neighborhood, St.Johns. Capes is known for having vivid story telling ability, raw lyricism, versatility of styles and deliveries, thought provoking social commentary as key components of his music while at the same time making music you can bounce to. In September of 2016 he solidified his prowess as an upper tier artist dropping his critically acclaimed album Concrete Dreams, which was voted the number one Hip Hop Album to come out of Portland, Oregon by Willamette Week as well as mention in The Oregonian for having one of the top 10 albums of 2016. Other notables include being posted on Vibe Magazines website, The Source, Portland Hip Hop Day, Headlining PDX POP NOW, and performing at Pickathon. He has Opened for artist such as Scarface, DJ Quik, Lupe Fiasco, J.I.D., Dead Prez, Bone Thugs Cold Blooded, Vol. 1 dropping May 27th on all platforms.