"B Dolan spins hip-hop influenced spoken word poetry that is socially conscious, gritty, angry, and very real. Every word is an indictment of the dishonest, the hypocritical, and those who chose to consciously abuse their fellow human beings."
-mpshows.com
Pre-Order includes "The Failure" sticker and a Strange Famous Records Sticker!
"Live Evel" 12" EP
Prolyphic - "Artist Goes Pop" 12" EP, Feat. B. Dolan, Alias, Sage Francis
Somewhere at the darkest fringe of the griot tradition, exists the sociopath man-ogre known as B. Dolan, effortlessly shifting shape between an activist, clown, writer, and performance artist.
Since 2001, a series of gritty, spectacular performances have earned
Dolan considerable notoriety; both for their controversial and
challenging subject matter, and the brutal intensity with which they
are delivered.
Dolan first cut his teeth at Brooklyn's Nuyorican Cafe, and gained
attention as part of HBO's Def Poetry Jam in 2002. He captured the Providence poetry slam title in both 2002 and 2003, and served as a member and coach to several national Slam teams before breaking with poetry slam in late 2003.
In 2002, he founded a youth art-outreach program called "the Open Mics Project", and began counseling youth through rap and poetry in a variety of settings. In 2003, he took a job working with adjudicated youth at Tides Family Services, and helped the school develop a hip hop-based arts program for their at-risk students.
2003 found Dolan releasing a demo version of "The Failure" in a limited, hand-to-hand fashion. In the midst of developing the ragged, breakdown aesthetic seen in his most recent work, recording hundreds of demos and even fronting a band, Dolan also conceived of (and co-founded) the Knowmore.org website with fellow poet and friend Sage Francis in 2005.
Since then, Dolan has toured extensively in the US, as part of Sage Francis' Death Dance and Knowmore.org Tours, as well as Buck 65's International Situation Tour, captivating audiences from coast to coast and announcing himself as a formidable new presence in the worlds of lyricism, performance art, and political action.
In 2008, Dolan released the most comprehensive collection of his recordings, works, and performances to date. First the "Live Evel" vinyl EP, and finally "The Failure" LP, (feat Sage Francis, Alias, Sole, and more.) Additionally, he appeared on Prolyphic & Reanimator's debut album "The Ugly Truth."
These releases have been supported with further performances, in the US (most notably as part of Murs' Paid Dues Festival) and internationally (France's Tribu Festival, Villette Sonic, and more.)
From the cave to the stage, B. Dolan is bringing the circus to an incident near you. Step right up.
Thanks for the add, guys... before Sage Francis I didn't know that Hip Hop like this existed. It's good to see that political activism goes beyond underground punk music.
damn those reptilian shapeshifters ha! just saw/heard you for the first time at the rnc, knew i'de enjoy it. ill be seeing ya at the triple rock in a couple weeks. if you are interested i can send you a video of you performing joan of arc with side cuts to all the crazy swat/riot police walking around.
Yes yes Bredda B! Thankyou for doin' your thing with all your heart and thankyou for stoppin by and checking my thing! Peace. reya a.k.a. Vokal Machete
Hey, you're good and all, but post some damn lyrics somewhere. Honestly, you can't make out certain lines on certain tracks. Post some damn lyrics or bring them by my house or something, fuck!
Thanks for the request. Diggin what you're doing here, especially that song with Sage. Been a Sage fan for years, just got the Prolyphic album last week. You guys killed that "Survive Another Winter" joint with Alias. Will be picking up your album today. Looking forward to it. Peace. HnF
