Pittsburgh Emcee Uses Music to Elevate Black & Indigenous Culture
Jamar Hubbs, a talented Emcee and University of Pittsburgh graduate began his hip-hop journey back in 2010. Annihilating the mic under the stage name Hubbs, he began perfecting his craft by dropping verses on the mixtapes of other local rappers.
Hubbs continued to shine and expand his fanbase in 2011 when he blazed a track with Beedie on DJ Drastik's Sole II Soul Mixtape Back To Reality. The tape had prominent features from lyricists like B. White, Beedie, Shad Black, Franchise, and Jon Quest. A track called "Happy" featuring Beedie was produced by New York-based producer Git Beats, who's been credited for working with Wu-Tang, RZA, Digable Planets, and many others.
A friendship developed quickly as Hubbs reflects on the creative chemistry that sparked every time they entered the studio. "We developed a synergy working together," said Hubbs. The creative flow was mad organic and the music Git Beats and Hubbs created together remains pure to this sentiment.
The talented and thought-provoking rapper has been lacing Black and Indigenous heritage throughout his most recent works. Most of his latest depictions of art have drawn light to black "afro/negro" or melanin-rich individuals and our foundations as Ethiopian, Moorish, and Hebrew descendants. He believes it's a necessary piece of history that deserves a highlight in its own right.
"At heightened levels, as what I see as necessary communication, within the social/cultural implications of the constructed identities that have manifested unprecedented burdens, within our history in US culture, as indigenous Americans, and ultimately as descendants of “Nubia”. - Hubbs
Hubbs believes we need this level of insight to navigate peace, liberty, love, community, and overall well-being. Creatively filtering this theme over his last few albums, as well as within the Modern Vintage Pgh clothing brand, in its reflective designs is a contribution to the overall peace, harmony, and justice of all the living things on this planet.
Hubbs can be followed at @itsHubbs and @MVPghPA on Twitter, and @itshubbs and @modernvintagepgh on Instagram; Facebook: MV Pgh, and also both the HUBBS group as well as artist page.
