I hope this post finds everybody well. My name is Al Atomz, let me tell you a little bit about myself. Life began in the year 1974 in Ontario, Canada in a place called Scarborough, Toronto. I grew up with my senses assaulted by the good times brought on by Saturday morning cartoons, BMX bikes, street hockey, camping, comic books, Atari video games, Star Wars, Transformers, G.I.Joe, 80’s movies and a steady diet of stolen sugary items.
And then somewhere around that time I fell for the thing that would influence my life to this very day; Hip Hop. Around 86 when Run DMC and the Beastie Boys were really blowing up, I couldn’t help but listen to those cassettes in my Walkman over and over and over again until the tape popped. Young Al Atomz had been consumed and ruined by rap music, which would later rebuild and sustain him for years to come.
As many who love Hip Hop, I tried emceeing, I made beats and I even had a rap group. Things didn’t work out, members took different directions and soon the crew was no more and I threw in the towel. Later on I decided to follow another passion on mine. Watching more Saturday morning cartoons? Sure, but actually I decided I would go back to school and study Graphic Design.
School took up all my time but I did meet the love of my life and she’s my wife now and the mother of my two kids. So as I was finishing up with school I found myself getting back into Hip Hop but not through music. Combining my typographic skills with my favorite rap lyrics, I began to create artwork that would later turn into T-shirts. I began to post a lot my of my designs online and even made an online brand for myself called Digable Teez. Since then I have been constantly creating new joints, challenging myself creatively and learning new things as I go along.
It was my friend Vandal (@vandigital) who convinced me to join Steemit and share my work. He also told me all about his project Hip Hop the Blockchain (@hhtb) where he connecting all things apart of the Hip Hop culture across Steemit.com. So since I don’t live in Toronto anymore and there isn’t really anything resembling a Hip Hop scene where I live, I’m looking forward to discussing Hip Hop music and culture here on Steemit while showcasing my t-shirt designs as well.
One thing that I know I’ll talk about besides my T-shirts will be about old school Hip Hop albums. Some times I bump into people who listen to Hip Hop but they don’t know anything about the old stuff. And usually I’m telling them they need to check out someone like Rakim, KRS-One, Public Enemy and Big Daddy Kane, or De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Run-DMC, and the Ultramagnetic MCs. And the end result of my suggestion usually works out for the best, so I feel pretty good when I’m able to put someone on to something that’s new and different for them.
One more thing I’ll be sharing is some of my old music. Inspired by Vandal’s recent move where he’s placing his old music online, I’ll be doing the same. In fact I’m helping him collect some of his older beats since I have a lot of the stuff from our old studio in my basement.
So if you’re into Hip Hop, you’ll properly find me checking out your blog or supporting Hip Hop the Blockchain. Until then, Peace!
Al Atomz
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Welcome to steemit family! Good luck! I am sure that you will fully enjoy your journey here:)
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Thanks! Yeah I need to have a look at what apps there are to help me out. I'm pretty interested in finding some music apps or sites that work with steemit.com.
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Thanks! My homie Vandal (@vandigital) used to live in Indonesia. He's told me how beautiful the place is. Never been myself. I'll have a look at your page since you have some really amazing photographs on there.
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Cheers mate. Welcome to steemit. Hip hop family..
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Thanks for the welcome. Been keeping out the Hip Hop on here so far and I'm liking what I'm seeing, hearing and reading.
Cheers mate
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welcome fam! i'm a little late on the find but just in time to drop a comment and upvote! happy steeming!
Hello and welcome to Steemit! :)
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Best of luck to you!
Thank you sir! I'll have a look at your channel since I am curious about cryptocurrencies. Thanks again!
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Oh cool! Thanks I'll try this out!
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Thanks! Just had a look at your blog and the pictures made me hungry! Do you post recipes? I ask because I worked as a professional cook for quite a while and I'm always interested in new recipes for my household. My wife is sort of a foodie so new dishes always help.
Greetings, bud! Have fun on here and don't get complacent like me 😁 Keep the steem train rolling!
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Thanks homie! I'm already digging your page and I think we have a bit in common. I'm planning on keeping thing moving for quite a while. Just need to learn the ropes. I see you've posted some music, what do you recommend putting music up online? I use soundcloud at the moment.
You should check out Musicoin! Crypto for music.. You own all the rights to your music and the coin is mined by people listening to your tunes or tipping you.. Holla at @vandigital or @djlethalskillz who is an ambassador for them!
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