Tuesday, April 5, 2011
VIDEO Fahamu Pecou is the sh!t ... on the mic
Posted by Rodney Carmichael @Rappin_Rodney on Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 6:36 PM
There's always been a performative aspect to Atlanta visual artist Fahamu Pecou's work. But now he's gone from posing for paparazzi at his own exhibits to "kick[in'] the truth to the young black youth" (never realized how redundant that Inspectah Deck line is till now).
"All Falls Down" serves as the self-penned theme song for Pecou's solo exhibition Hard 2 Death, which opens April 30 at Backslash Gallery in Paris. It's a continuation of his tight focus for the last two years on themes surrounding destructive black male youth culture and exploitative hip-hop images — which he's explored both on canvas and in moderated panel discussions with the likes of Atlanta rapper Killer Mike.
Alongside featured vocalist Jamila Crawford, Pecou wields an old-school flow on "All Falls Down" to call into question the pervasiveness of the dead-end street mentality. It's not just academic, as evidenced by the sincerity of his delivery.
Still, I can't help but wonder what Pudd'n Brathwaite would have to say about all this?
Download "All Falls Down" at Fahamu's bandcamp page.
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