Sekou (tha Misfit) is the 2002 National Poetry Slam Champion, recently featured on HBO’s Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry. Just as you're sitting back listening to another shallow rap on the radio wondering "where is hip-hop going now?" enter Sekou (tha Misfit) whose unique take on life and living are a welcome respite from the lyrical wasteland of cash, ass, and talking trash. While he consistently proves himself in the fundamentals of MC’ing, the ability to dominate crowds and competition with powerful lyrics, he is also not afraid to expand his poetry to topics as diverse as insecurity, spiritual growth and stories of emotional pain that leave even the hardest thugs speechless at shows. But you have not seen Sekou in his prime until you have seen him rock a crowd. This artist is an incredible performer who commands attention on any stage with effortless presence and energy.

	Sekou is a lyricist, a poet first, and can keep an audience entranced even without music, as evidenced by his strong reputation on the spoken-word poetry circuit. As one of four members of the Los Angeles Poetry Slam Team, Sekou's intoxicating lyrics helped his team defeat 55 other teams from across the nation to take 2nd place at the 2001 National Poetry Slam Competition.