Suport

The evolution of Grand Rapids hip-hop

by (douglasdooley)

Submitted 05-05-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Let's be honest, you don't like rap.  It has been a tumultuous twenty-plus years since rap became more recognizable as an art form in the mainstream, including assassinations of artists, threats laid down in songs, misogynist content...

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4/20 hiphop show: an interview with Suport

by (douglasdooley)

Submitted 04-26-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

To celebrate an annual event on April 20 at the Intersection, I had the opportunity to interview one of Grand Rapids' up-and-coming hiphop artists, Sean Powell, who goes by the stage-name of Suport.  Earlier in his career, he was LifeSkillz,...

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