NIPSEY HUSSLE

TIME MACHINE POET OF THE WEEK NIPSEY HUSSLE Born Ermias Joseph Asghedom August 15, 1985 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Died March 31, 2019 (aged 33) Los Angeles, California, U.S. When I posted Mac Miller as a TIME MACHINE POET a few weeks ago, I never expected I’d be doing one for another rap artist so soon…. […]

Mac Miller

TIME MACHINE POET OF THE WEEK MAC MILLER Born Malcolm James McCormick January 19, 1992 Point Breeze, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died September 7, 2018 (aged 26) Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S. I became a fan of Mac Miller via his features with AB Soul, Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs and Wiz Khalifa; I started to look more […]

Freddie Gibbs

TIME MACHINE POET OF THE WEEK FREDDIE GIBBS Born June 14, 1982 (age 36) Gary, Indiana, U.S. We are now announcing only the second time we have named a living person for our “Time Machine Poet of the Week” tribute. Hailing from the streets of Gary, Indiana; Freddie Gibbs has created his own stylized flow, equipped […]

Wolfman Jack

TIME MACHINE POET OF THE WEEK Wolfman Jack Born Robert Weston Smith January 21, 1938 New York City, U.S. Died July 1, 1995 (aged 57) Belvidere, North Carolina, U.S. Although I didn’t grow up in the realm of Wolfman Jack; I remember DJ Cousin Brucie replaying snippets of Wolfman Jack on Sirius XM satellite radio on […]

Neil Young

TIME MACHINE POET OF THE WEEK NEIL YOUNG Born November 12, 1945 (age 72) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Neil Young is a Canadian poet/musician who has contributed music that embodies the everyday struggle of man and provides a depth of consciousness that hasn’t been duplicated. Under-appreciated as a guitarist, Young’s possession of the six-string can be […]

Prodigy

TIME MACHINE POET OF THE WEEK PRODIGY Born Albert Johnson November 2, 1974[1] Hempstead, Long Island, New York City, New York, U.S. Died June 20, 2017 (aged 42) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Prodigy was one part of the rap duo Mobb Deep and an actor/author who achieved mainstream status across multiple platforms for his forthcoming persona […]

Jim Morrison

TIME MACHINE POET OF THE WEEK Jim Morrison Born December 8, 1943 Melbourne, Florida, U.S. Died July 3, 1971 (aged 27) Paris, France Jim Morrison was an American poet, mystic, Rock n Roll vocalist, and hippie who transformed the 1960’s and 70’s subculture by introducing a psychedelic atmosphere to a genre overwhelmed with pop rock bands […]