MeccaGodZilla
Hip Hop Music Producer, MC, Artist, Activist
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I am thrilled to announce that my talents are featured on this week’s “Focus Beats” playlist by Reform Radio via the United Kingdom’s BBC Sounds! I am grateful and excited to be part of such an inspiring and uplifting collection of beats and instrumentals designed especially for concentration. LISTEN HERE “Focus Beats” on Radio 6...
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Running with a team to complete 26 Miles to Relay A Message Of Unity, MeccaGodZilla features in “Ekiden” the documentary by Haruna Azumi. Available to stream free online until December 12, 2022, please visit here to watch it! This short documentary film is about a Japanese traditional long-distance relay race called Ekiden. In 2021, our...
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I’m not even gonna front, this one actually stung quite a bit as I found myself trying to process, figure out, and handle what it was that happened to Spiega of the Monsta Island Czars. He was a friend. He was my brother. He was a mentor. He was an inspiring MC. Spiega was definitely a huge inspiration to me. He had such a dope voice on the mic, baritone in nature coupled with very potent darts and really ill punchlines. Spiega is also the ONLY Black person I know personally that has blue eyes. It's crazy because you get......
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RYU BLACK is back with another single the “Heaven (Remix)” to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of “PERFECT 天.” The “Heaven (Remix)” is the new single which is the remix of the original “Heaven” song RYU BLACK released back in 2011. The remix features the witty and super talented lyricist from Southside Queens Junclassic, as well...
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RYU BLACK (aka ADUM⁷) kicks off Spring 2021 with this new song “Everything.” Teaming up with the multi-talented J. Stylez reppin for the Bronx and Canada’s very own Mariannie. The song is definitely one to add to your Spotify playlists. Be sure to use your headphone or bump this loud in your speakers 🎧✨ Artwork...
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With the travel restrictions in place around the world, I personally look forward to being able to travel safely again. As we wait, I am happy to share that I was a part of a mini-commercial for Visit Japan’s #JapanTravelDreams Campaign. If you know me, especially when I lived in Tokyo 10 years ago, then you...
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“Fighter In The Wind” is Out Now! Under the alias RYU BLACK, ADUM⁷ re-releases the collab with DJ Wally Pish Posh as an ode to Japanese Kyokushin Karate, the “Fighter In the Wind” movie, and Ryu of Capcom’s Street Fighter video game. “Fighter In The Wind” is now available on your favorite platforms via Spotify,...
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Tonight at 7:30pm EST please join me (ADUM⁷) and Masia One as they team up with Minji Ceo, Syar Dali, Jasmine (of Undiscovered Value), and Selina Dawn for this powerful conversation on the Clubhouse app. It is important that our collective community encourage women to use their voices and not be silent when men cross the line using things like power,...
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MF DOOM, the iconic Long Island rapper known for his witty wordplay and chromed out metal mask, has ascended at the age of 49 Around 2002, I met Rodan at one of my G.A.ME Hip-Hop union meetings at Hunter College. G.A.ME is non-profit union founded by Omowale, myself, m1 of dead prez, Francis, Diop, Neh, and SoSoon, as well as cosigned by Immortal Technique. Our union offered free dental, legal advice, free general check-ups with a doctor, and free show bookings for just $5 a month. As activists in our early 20s, we saw a need for there to be......
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Chadwick Boseman was a true and living superhero to so many of us, not just on the screen but off the screen in real life. He will be missed tremendously. What is humbling but also powerfully inspiriting is hearing how much Chadwick pushed himself physically this entire time, all the while secretly fighting his own...
