November 10, 2004
G&A Productions Presents POETSDRUM on TOUR, hosted by Phillip Gregory at University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA at "The Underground". Open mic for the public! Feature poets from the hit cable show POETSDRUM, including KaNikki J, 13, Truelife and LaLa. On the one's and two's is DJ Allen.
Date: Nov. 10 2004
Location: University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA at "The Underground"
Time: 8pm - 10pm, doors open at 7:30pm
Cost: FREE with canned food items donation for Battered Women and Children Shelter of Fredericksburg VA or $10.00 @ the door.
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November 2, 2004
G&A Productions Presents POETSDRUM on TOUR, hosted by Phillip Gregory at Northen Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA in the Camous Book store located in TYLER Building. Open mic for the public. feature poets from the hit cable show POETSDRUM, including KaNikki J, 13, and LaLa. On the one's and two's is DJ Allen.
Date: Nov. 2 2004
Location: Northen Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA in the Camous Book store located in TYLER Building
Time: 2:30pm -3:30pm
Cost: FREE
LaLa, 13 and KaNikki J
Phillip Gregory, KaNikki J and 13
OCTOBER 2004
October 14, 2004
GRIP THE MIC!, $500 Invitational Slam and Afterparty (sponsored by im4radio, G&A Productions and LPandP ink)
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!!
1st place poets, Archie the Messenger and 13 tied with a perfect score of 30.0
2nd place poet, Sonya Renee with a 29.8
Date: Thursday October 14th
Time: 8pm
Place: Porter's Coffee House, 771 Washington Blvd., Baltimore MD
FYI: Registration is $10 * 15 poets, 3 rounds* PSI rules
Cost: $7.00 w/college id all night, $10.00 b/4 9pm, $15.00 after 9pm
Hosting this event will be Komplex and Phillip G! The following poets will be in this invitational slam. Come out and show them your support!
- Archie the Messenger
- Messiah
- Godchild
- Patrick Washington
- E-Baby
- Sonya Renee ( National Individual Slam Champion)
- Marc Marcel
- Ressurrection
- 13
- Trish
- Hamza
- Chris August (2003, 2004 Baltimore/dc slam team)
- Crystalee
- Obi
- Twain Dooley ( 2003, 2004 Baltimore / Dc Slam Team)
October 23, 2004
Phillip Gregory interviews Poetress and Author KaNikki J,
on JPC Radio streaming off www.im4radio.com from 8-9pm
CONGRATULATIONS TO KOMPLEX, THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!
SOUL PLANE POETRY SLAM
Presented by MGM Studios and G&A Productions on May 16, 2004. Grand prize of $500.00 to the winning poet, 15 poets 2 rounds. Top 5 poets in the second round winner takes all.
Poets that want to slam pay $15.00 slam fee. Slam fee collected will be given to the over all winner as a CASH bonus.
G&A PRODUCTIONS giving up to $225.00
MGM Studios giving you $500.00
Featured Poet QUEEN SHEBA will be performing between rounds 1 and 2. Poets that want to slam need to contact Phillip Gregory at ga_productions@msn.com.
Poets need to arrive by 7pm to sign release forms due to video taping
of the slam, and to pick numbers for the order of the slammers.
For more info on the movie Soul Plane, visit www.soulplane.com .
Thank you MGM for sponsoring the slam.
FX Network's Redemption Poetry Slam Competition
CONGRATULATIONS TO DANIEL BEATY OF NEW YORK AS THE NATIONAL WINNER AND TO QUEEN SHEBA, OUR DC REGIONAL WINNER!!
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Queen Sheba, DC Regional Poetry Slam winner |
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Queen Sheba and Phillip Gregory |
Final Standings
All videotape has been judged to determine the NATIONAL winner of the FX
Redemption Poetry Slam. Although the competition was tough, 3 out of the
6 judges gave our national winner a perfect score. Poets were scored on
the following:
- Interpretation of theme - REDEMPTION
- Articulation
- Passion
- Overall Creativity
- Stage Presence
1-10 points for each category for a combined total score not to exceed
50 points.
The NATIONAL WINNER wins the $1000 and a 3 day 2 night vacation to Los
Angeles. All others will receive a check for $500 within the next 30
days. Thanks again to everyone for their help and participation. I
look forward to working with you all again in the near future.
#1 NYC - Daniel Beaty - NATIONAL WINNER
#2 LA - Javon Johnson
#3 Houston - Roshanda Johnson
#4 Atlanta - Subject 2 Change
#5 DC - Queen Sheeba
#6 Detroit - The Future
#7 Dallas - Michael Guinn
#8 Miami - Monikah Ogando
#9 Philly - Sam I Am
#10 Chicago - 5-2
Congrats to all of the winners from each city!
JPC and G&A Productions hosted a poetry slam event for the FX Network's national poetry slam competition on April 6, 2004. This competition coincided with the FX Network release of Redemption starring Jamie Foxx, Lynn Whitfield and CCH Pounder and directed by Vondie Curtis Hall. The film is an inspiring true life story of Stan "Tookie" Williams, the co-founder of the infamous Crips street gang, whose time in jail inspired him to pen numerous books and institute programs that steer inner-city youth away from violence. His efforts have earned him nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize and a Nobel Prize for Literature.
All regional winners will have their poems read on the radio and their photos in Vibe magazine.
» Click here for OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
» Read Press Release (PDF)
Click here to find out more on the FX original movie, based on a true story, REDEMPTION
