Makeba Mooncycle – E.A.R.T.H. P.O.W.E.R [2004], Balance [2005], & Throwback Classics [2005]
01. My Way
02. I Present M.E.
03. Stress!
04. Just The Opposite
05. Paranoia
06. Awaiting
07. Population Prostitute
08. Outro
01 Big East Main Event Freestyle
02 Masterpiece
03 Can You Feel Me!
04 Full Circle
05 Its Like That Feat. Amiri Gamble
06 Points!
07 FREE!
08 Paranoia (Original)
09 LIFE
10 Illusions
11 The Unknown (Skit)
12 Usual Suspects
13 Who Gets Your Love
14 Rest My Head Up In The Clouds
15 Wheremypeopleat! (Unfinished)
16 REDEMTION!
17 Cant Kill Rasta Feat. Lion Heart
18 MOONCYCLE Cheer (Outro)
01 Intro
02 Jam Session
03 Presenting
04 Academy Award Mcs
05 Mind Body And Soul
06 Makeba Mooncycle (Skit)
07 Population Prostitute (Original Version)
08 Tears
09 Desert Storm
10 Why
11 Rollin
12 Lunchroom Classics Feat. Talib Kweli
13 Hard Copy Feat. Mc Lyte And Lin Que
14 Judgement Day
15 Points
16 Freestyle
17 Can You Feel Me
18 Ahhh Feat. C.O.I.N.S.
19 Food For Thought Feat. Lone Catalysts
20 High Plainz Drifter
About Makeba Mooncycle
Shes toured with MC Lyte on her tours with Kris Kross and Janet Jackson, recorded songs with a host of artists, including Heather Headley, and most notably with Talib Kweli on Lunchroom Classics – a single from the compilation album Tags of the Time, and was a writer for the European based magazine WICKED. From her beginnings in dance to her recent entries into the worlds of music, television, publishing, and multimedia, Makeba Mooncycle continues to break the boundaries of conventional wisdom and further solidify her role as the navigator of the hip hop culture. Her artistic journey began while she was a teenager working as a house dancer for clubs such as the Sound Factory and the Underground. “I was dancing at the Soundfactory one night, Linque came up to me and she introduced me to X-Clan and the rest is history.” In 1990, the Hip Hop generation was introduced to a new era of music with rap group X-Clan. Known for its Afrocentrism, the sound of funk, culture and Brooklyn-style lyrics, X-Clan gained fame for the controversy its music aroused, rubbing against the grain of negative lyrics and ego tripping poetics. Makeba recorded background vocals on the group’s debut album To the East Blackwards, released in 1990 on Island Records. The album peaked at 11 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip Hop Charts in the United States. Since then, Makeba’s performed on tours overseas, featured on hit singles, put out three solo albums, and written and recorded songs for herself and a host of other artists. In 1993 she was featured on the first leg of Janet Jackson’s Janet Tour. That same year she performed with MC Lyte on rap duo Kriss Kross’ Missed the Bus Tour, followed by the FESTAM Tour of West Africa in Dakar, Senegal in 1998. In addition to the Blackwatch Tour of the early 90s, Makeba has done several spot dates and venues all over the United States. Armed only with a distribution deal from Orpheus/EMI, Makeba quickly built a loyal fanbase and saw a string of releases throughout the 90s and early in the new millennium. She is currently writing a book based on her experiences on the road. Now signed to Godmother Entertainment, Makeba’s catalogue of music includes the singles Lunchroom Classics, a duet with Talib Kweli from the compilation album Tags of the Time, The Gibbous her second release featuring Food For Thought, Judgment Day and High Plains Drifter with Lone Catalyst, Crazy Love, a European release with Nona Hendryx, and Fire, a posse cut with Royal Fam and Timbo King off of Wu Tang Records. In 2002, Makeba dropped her solo album, Bare Essentials, an independent release that sold over 7,000 copies on the streets, and quickly followed that up with the album Earth Power, Balance and the Internet release Throw Back Classics. Born Pamela Wilder in Atlanta, Georgia, Makeba started her own management company, Must Maintain Entertainment in 1994, and served as a consultant for various artists such as Common Sense, Talib Kweli, AZ, Channel Live, P Funk, and The Rose Family. Before founding Must Maintain Entertainment, Makeba ran Duke da Moon management, a joint venture with MC Lyte in 1993. She’s since lent her voice to television, doing voice-overs for an Italian Adidas commercial that featured artist Johnny Kemp and the late Jam Master Jay of Run DMC, and two Sugar Golden Crisps commercials. Makeba also recorded and performed the theme song for BET Comic View’s 10th anniversary show, and appeared on the PBS television series Between the Lions. Makeba never resting is presently involved with a wide variety of personal ventures. One being her rock band Moonstruck. Secondly, her alter ego, comic book inspired artist Mistress Doom is set to debut at the comic book convention this year in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Whether it’s LPs, EPs, verses, or beats, Makeba Mooncycle is poised to deliver what the people desire most – products that are trend-defining, engaging, and blazing hot. She resides in both Nashville, Tennessee and Brooklyn, New York City.
December 11th, 2007 at 8:31 am
i was jockin this bitch when the debut dropped, cuz i thought it was the makeba that AA aceyalone was rhymin about.
shit is aiiight tho.