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Piece Description
An enigmatic poet and MC by the name of Slick Vic Low has been making jaws drop at Baltimore open mic nights and underground MC battles for the past five years, ever since he moved to the city from Pittsburgh. He?s currently twenty three, but he?s been competing in rap contests since he was eight years old. In this profile, Vic reflects on his childhood, which was marked by an excess of unfocused energy and frustration, and he talks about how his therapeutic relationship with the mic has ended up changing his life? (And here's a back-announce: ?23 year-old poet and MC Victor Rogers is better known to the East Coast hip hop scene as Slick Vic Low. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, where he?s studying Media & Urban Arts Production at Coppin State Universtiy.)
Broadcast History
This piece aired originally on WYPR's weekly arts program The Signal, on 02.17.06.
Musical Works
The music in this piece is from Slick Vic Low's album "Existence Music," produced by the artist and producer Brian Potts.
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Emon Hassan
Posted on February 17, 2006 at 09:15 AM | Permalink
Review of The Art of Spitting: a radio portrait of Slick Vic Low
Piece does a great job of portraying Slick Vic Low by letting the artist present himself to us in a way he knows best; his music. He talks about writers block, which he doesn't have, jazz, which he infuses skillfully to outfit his words, and poetry by way of being an MC. The sound of his music is relaxing and the presentation here, with in-between thoughts by the artist himself, makes listening to the piece a cool experience.
Slick's fine taste in words and music and the way he cooks them should be served as a smooth dish to a broader audience. And I hear Program Directors can make that happen.