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Ise Lyfe (pronounced "Ice Life") | |
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| Born | Isaac Patrick-Francis Brown December 28, 1982 Oakland, California |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, Actor, Social Justice Advocate, Spoken Word Artist, Writer, Emcee |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Organization | Lyfe Productives |
| Notable work | Pistols and Prayers (2010), Pistols and Prayers Audiobook (2010), Brighter Than Blight (2013) |
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| Website | www.iselyfe.com |
Ise Lyfe (pronounced "Ice Life"), born Isaac Patrick-Francis Brown, is a spoken word and hip-hop artist as well as an educator, community organizer, and activist in his native Oakland, California. He appeared on Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam performing a piece entitled Popular Dirt on HBO.[1] He appeared in a one-man show based on his book Pistols and Prayers, and wrote another one-person show called Who's Krazy?.[2] He has also presented a multi-media conceptual art project, Brighter than Blight.[3]
From 2008 to 2011 he was a member of the Cultural Affairs Commission for the city of Oakland.[citation needed] He won the Soul of Oakland award in 2012.[citation needed] He was featured along with several other Oakland artists in the book Oakland in Popular Memory by Matt Werner.[4]
- ^ "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry 34". Def Poetry Jam. Season 5. Episode 6. 15 July 2005. HBO.
- ^ Swan, Rachel. "Ise Lyfe Asks Who's Really Krazy?". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "38th Notes.com, Ise Lyfe's "Brighter Than Blight" Tells the East Oakland Story, June 24, 2013". Archived from the original on May 28, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ^ "Thought Publishing » Oakland in Popular Memory". Thought Publishing. Retrieved 2019-09-03.