http://www.indy.com/posts/5397 en-us alpha. I'm truly humbled and appreciate all the love and support from my city as a WHOLE, not just one segment of the community. The most important thing is that I am a part of the Arts Community of Indy, and am constantly looking for new and unorthodox, unexpected ways to continue to bring awareness to the quality of crative talent that exists amongst us all; poets, mucisians, sculptors, painters, dancers, actors, impressionists, collectors, eclectics, aficionados, and those that just genuinely... GET IT. I love you all; I do this for us. Support Indy Art, in all it's forms. Peace & Blessings. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:45:27 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_20623 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_20623 MomJara We need more journalist to be brave enough to write more article in support of our local talent, especially those who are striving to bring a positive message. I'm glad to see this article because I know the talent we have here is as good if not better than that in Chicago, Detroit, New York, L.A., St. Louis, or ATL. Let us not overlook our spoken Word Artist (i.e.- poets) either. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:16:25 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_16324 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_16324 Yana_Kii Great Article/Great Artists! Need another dose of Positive Indianapolis Hip Hop? www.myspace.com/yanakiinow Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:56:04 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_16220 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_16220 KO_1life2live Good article, as a up and coming rapper I am glad to see positive rap in Indiana. I grew up in the hood and been through alot and when i started rapping at 14 I would always rap about guns, selling drugs and etc. But after my mom passed away when I was 17 I changed my life and my style with it. So Remember this name KO (Knock Out). jt_1life2live@yahoo.com Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:11:40 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_16198 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_16198 vanessa.monfreda '.....In a parting shot, Pace says scantily clad models in rap videos -- sometimes referred to as "hip-hop honeys" and "video vixens" -- are something he no longer wants to see. "Get away from the booty shakin' in the videos," he advises. "Be classy; have some etiquette. Men like classy women." very well said. Peace be upon you, Son of Thought. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:36:17 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_16193 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_16193 Brandi 1234 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:13:11 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15722 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15722 M-Eighty Incredible video and a great read. Keep working hard everyone and instead of following in the footsteps of others, keep paving your own path. M-Eighty Think Differently Music Group www.myspace.com/holytoledoproductions Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:56:20 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15684 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15684 aLLENiMAGERY i count it an honor to know a lot of the cats that were featured in this article... shout out to ike, radamez, tj, alpha. i am glad that the positivity of their images and lyrics was highlighted... hip-hop has been given such a black eye by the constant conversations about violence, drug culture, misogyny and the reports of it's major acts continually finding themselves in trouble with the law. though these things may be a reality, none of these artists (at least the ones i know) glorify them in there rhymes. big ups to indy.com on a job well done in uncovering the TRUTH about indianapolis' REAL hip-hop scene. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:17:11 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15660 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15660 aLLENiMAGERY 4 the record... i believe only one dude is white... not that it should matter Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:56:12 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15655 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15655 TJ_Reynolds Wow! Nice job, Dave. It's amazing how much work can go into one story. I appreciate you making us a part of the article, shinning some light on the scene, and increasing the substance in Indy.com. This is the s---. But hey, "stateyourpurpose", was that supposed to be a diss? Is it you don't like the Philosophy's style, or you are just racist? Or am I reading that completely wrong? Peace. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:45:51 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15634 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15634 Ben Neff Props and respect to these conscious local hip-hoppers. I've been listening to hip-hop, primarily the artists with a positive message, since about 1997 when I was in high-school. There was always Mudkids to go see, but Naptown now offers a lot more options. To make it easier to check out these musicians, here are their MySpace pages all in one spot. I went ahead and added the other musicians mentioned too: www.myspace.com/alphaisforever www.myspace.com/radamezcc www.myspace.com/sonofthoughtmusic www.myspace.com/the1philosophy www.myspace.com/mudkids www.myspace.com/theblacksoilproject www.myspace.com/twilightsentinels www.myspace.com/dafilled A couple of other positive-minded hip-hop musicians definitely worth bringing up are my good friends Andrew Shaw and Bobby Young (Native Sun). Check out their music here: www.myspace.com/ashawindy www.myspace.com/nativesunindy Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:19:39 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15604 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15604 stateyourpurpose yikes! those white cats in The Philosophy just set hip hop back 10 years. good to see that there is a hip hop community in Indianapolis. i've only see the Cleptoz and liked what I heard. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:03:24 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15597 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15597 Braden He's right. And make it all the way through the video because Alpha's little flow at the end is real good. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:55:13 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15595 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15595 David Lindquist Realizing that I'm biased ... if you watch only one online video today, you won't go wrong with the one that accompanies this story. It's right here. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:43:40 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15544 http://www.indy.com/posts/5397#comment_15544