Rude T.ee V.ee focuses greatly on bridging the gap between Hip Hop and poetry. We've come to find that the art of poetry is often not respected, and most people won't acknowledge the fact that poetry and Hip Hop is greatly connected. A lot of poets are over looked because poetry has not yet become "mainstream". One of our goals at Rude T.ee V.ee is to show the masses that Poetry is a major art form. From poetry we have amazing artist such as Common, Adele, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Floetry, Jill Scott, Mos Def, Erykah Badu, Tupac, Lupe Fiasco, Wale, and so many other greats. Poetry is the mother of all genres of music, it's just not always done on top of a fly beat. From the founders mouth!
• How did we come up with the name Rude T.ee V.ee? Not because im rude but because people who dont understand me and my thought process typecast me as rude. The reason I choose Rude T.ee V.ee to be the name of my movement is because I need people to see and understand my visions. I often say "Once you've lived Rude T.ee V.ee you'll never go back to your TV." I just want to show people what goes on inside of my head. I like to bring raw art to my audience. I like to share real life. I talk of r**e, abuse, parenting, school, music, racism and a host of other things. There's no point in sharing if its not of substance and I prefer to only work with artist who feel the same way about their craft.
• What does Rude T.ee V.ee offer? Rude T.ee V.ee supplies artist with: artist development, performance training, promotion, assistance with developing new pieces, exposure and a showcase to display their artistry. Rude T.ee V.ee will also organize artistic showcases for other companies and groups. Rude T.ee V.ee has a yearly showcase entitled, "Memoirs of a Starving Artist". In said showcase all artist from all walks of life are scouted and perform together in a showcase that is designed to show the world that they are hungry to make it! Besides artist showcases Rude T.ee V.ee also holds events simply for people to have a good time, BBQ's, parties, singles mixers and much more. MISSION
Were striving to bring the art of passion to the masses one venue at a time. Poetry is the root of all music. It needs to be respected as a genre and we are determined to take poetry to a new level.
