Sim City
The world was never the same after September 11th for any of us, especially for Sim-City as he watched the towers fall on the morning of his birthday. A shadow of paranoia and uncertainty clouded everything, and in its midst something even more sinister took hold. An unchecked power played God under the cloak of a "War On Terror" and began deciding for all of us who lives and who dies. Playing on our own vulnerability, liberties were taken and fortunes were amassed beyond our greediest dreams; and all this at our own expense. Laws were re-written, lives were sacrificed; fear brought the world to its knees, and all who opposed were silenced.
Self proclaiming himself the world's "Most Dangerous MC," every bar Sim-City spits represents defiance. In him lives the hope that the few will stand against the many for the sake of the future. His music reminds us of a time in Hip Hop, when there was nothing more popular than to be the public enemy. When standing in the cross hairs of the powers that be was an honor worthy of only our greatest. Secure in the knowledge that even in one's torture, there is victory.
Currently pushing his newest record, “Watch Me” featuring Trey Dupree, Simeon hopes the combination of his lyrical supremacy and the choice production of the Best Kept Secret will break down major doors for him. The DC based production team has also worked with Freeway, Rhymefest, and fellow Washingtonian Wale. (myspace.com/thebestkeptsecretdc) “Watch Me” can be heard spinning in clubs from LA to Germany to Japan and has garnered amazing feedback in various markets. Next in line is the jazz/gogo influenced, Femme Fatale featuring Lulu Fall in which Sim-City weaves a mysterious yet erotic tale of lust and its potentialities. A video for the song is currently in the works for mid November in collaboration with the dc based G Light Films.
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Sim City’s live show has captured audiences internationally with a high powered performance centered around a rhythmically uncanny lyrical style and some of Washington, DC’s best musicians. Sim City and the DCU band have played at venues across the globe and achieved the same result everytime. They are scheduled to tour the island of Aruba in October/November, play Howard University’s world renowned homecoming celebration and continue onto Jamaica in that same month. Visit www.simcitymusic.com for info on upcoming shows.
His performances have also found him being interviewed on the nationally syndicated radio program with Donnie Simpson, performing along side the legendary spoken word pioneers "The Last Poets" and performing at the 40th anniversary of the “March on Washington.” He was featured as a panelist and a performer at The Congressional Black Caucus weekend, during a seminar hosted by Ben Chavis of the National Hip Hop Action Summit along side Russell Simmons, Dougie Fresh, Skillz and he was also a panelist and a performer at the Youth Popular Culture Institute's "Turning the Tables of Hip Hop Summit" with Sistah Solja in that same year.
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