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Craft & Optics

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Craft & Optics

by Arrested Development

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#ARRESTEDDEVELOPMENT repost... @ferghe ・・・ The first time I saw these words on this wall I was like 😱 then the second time I was standing next to @speech__ where it really hit me and he said: it's amazing to see the words on the wall. Every time I see these words I think about a lot including the seeds I sow now and how I stand on the shoulders of giants. I use to question why I thought a certain way but it makes complete sense now. #webuilding #moretocome #justmythoughts #hypelife
A super duper HAPPY BIRTHDAY πŸŽπŸŽ‚πŸŽˆπŸ’•πŸ‘‘πŸŽŠπŸ˜ƒ to our sister @imfareedah (FAREEDAH) of Arrested Development! #happybirthday
#ARRESTEDDEVELOPMENT @brokenstringsbrewery ・・・ Meet Mr. Wendal. This 11% bourbon cognac barrel aged vanilla hazelnut imperial stout is a collab with the legendary east coast hip hop crew Arrested Development! $2 of every bottle will be donated to @cflhomeless Saturday April 27th at 12pm. Bottles are $20, very limited, and will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Cheers to @stickerwolf for the label design and printing
#repost @wordup90s ・・・ 27 years ago today also, Arrested Development dropped their iconic debut album, β€œ3 Years, 5 Months, & 2 Days in the Life Of...”. The album peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 & #3 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart & is RIAA Certified 4x Platinum. The singles released include β€œTennessee”, the biggest hit off the album, peaking at #6 on the B.B. Hot 100, & #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Chart, β€œPeople Everyday” (#8 & #2), & β€œMr Wendal” (#6 & #6). Produced solely by the group’s lead rapper, Todd β€œSpeech” Thomas, β€œ3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of...” is a Hip-Hop/Alternative Hip-Hop/Soul album & is the major music debut of Arrested Development, then-consisting of founding members Speech (from Milwaukee, W.I.) & Timothy β€œHeadliner” Barnwell (from N.J.), with an assortment of members that would alternate within the group, including Dionne Farris, Nadirah Shakoor, Tasha Larae, Rasa Don, Baba Oje, Kwesi Asuo & so forth. The album’s lyrical theme includes spirituality, unity, black empowerment & peace, laid of raw hip-hop production. β€œ3 Years” provided the equilibrium Hip-Hop needed at the time, since gangsta rap was ruling the airwaves, with the solo careers of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, 2Pac, & Cypress Hills to name a few, Arrested Development’s sound & image promoted black unity, while others where promoting violence & rebellion. This would set A.D. apart from the competition, while they’re catchy, enlightening singles would catapult them to mainstream success & go on to win many accolades, including the 1993 Grammy Award for Best New Artist, besting Jon Secada, Billy Ray Cyrus, Sophie B Hawkins, & Kris Kross (😳) & Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for β€œTennessee”, besting Public Enemy, Kris Kross, House of Pain, & Beastie Boys: THATS HUGE!. β€œ3 Years...” is def a classic Hip-Hop album that wasn’t afraid to set itself apart from the trends, to tell an important story of black unity & empowerment, all the while making us dance & groove to the dope productions of Speech’s musical talents, while also promoting a message that’s very much needed: Love ❀️. HAPPY 27th ANNIVERSARY β€œ3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of...”! πŸŽ‰πŸŽŠπŸ”₯πŸ”Œβ€οΈπŸŽΆ
#WeLOVEourFans @charlesyamabe ・・・ The one and only @speech__ of @arresteddevelopment__ performing @hobchicago #houseofblues #concert #atlanta #singer #musicphotography #musiclife #concertphoto #indie #chicago #livemusicphotography #rockphotographer #hiphop #newmusic #bestmusicshots #gigphotography #killedit #atl #spotlight #hiphopculture #concertaddicts #concerts #newmusic #photooftheday #lights #justgoshoot #contrast #hiphopmusic #arresteddevelopment #musiclife #dance #musicforthesoul
#ARRESTEDDEVELOPMENT "Here's some information inside of you is fire and it's meant for BLAZING so everything you do should be evacuation, meaning GO ALL OUT, til your insides are VACANT" - Vacant ADtheBand.com #hiphop #tour2019
#SPEECH πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ A dream come true! We're rocking with Brandy and En Vogue! πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ #greatmusic #arresteddevelopmemt #concert ADtheBand.com
#ARRESTEDDEVELOPMENT "if not yourself for the young ones, the children" - Revolution (Malcolm X film) #SpikeLee Pic: @atlasofhumanity.official ・・・ Young girl of the Daasanach Tribe. Omo Valley, Ethiopia Β© Steinar Sortland
#ARRESTEDDEVELOPMENT Go Baba Go Baba! "Elders have wisdom and the youth have energy- together there's progress" - Speech Pic: @atlasofhumanity.official ・・・ Salt worker in the Danakil desert, Ethiopia. Photo Β© Gaston SaldaΓ±a
#ARRESTEDDEVELOPMENT "There's a world out there, a world that needs to be highlighted, a world of truth, humanity and freedom" - Star Time (Changing The Narrative album) Available for FREE today at: ADtheBand.com Pic: @atlasofhumanity.official ・・・ Gypsy girl with red hair. Central County, Kerman, Iran Β© Eric Lafforgue #hiphop #classic #90s #3years5months
#ARRESTEDDEVELOPMENT Speech with @turnaroundartsnational ・・・ Oh happy day! Welcome to MLK @speech__ πŸ’« #artsforchange #mlk #richmond #rva #turnaroundartist πŸ“Έ @fletcher.kathy @kennedycenter
#ARRESTEDDEVELOPMENT JUST ANNOUNCED @citywinerydc ・・・ Arrested Development will be LIVE in our venue on March 8th for two shows! It’s been twenty five years since AD slammed the gangsta dominated world of hip hop with defiant lyrics of hope. Apparently the world was ready for the change as AD became the first ever hip-hop artist to receive the β€œbest new artist” Grammy, (a distinction it still maintains today in that category). In addition, the group also received a Grammy award for β€œbest rap single” for their anthemic prayer-like hit song, Tennessee. Click the link in our bio for tickets! . . . . #citywinerydc #livemusic #livemusicdc #musiclovers #igdc #discoverdc #liveshowdc #urbanwinerydc #dcnightlife #livemusicvenue #mydccool #dcwinelovers #dcwine #dcmusic #districtofcolumbia #streetmeetdc #washingtondc #concerts #arresteddevelopment #arresteddevelopmentmusic #hiphop #soul #rythmandblues
#ARRESTEDDEVELOPMENT Look who the cat dragged in. ❀️ The one and only @eshe2xgrammy stopped by @speech__ house to rehearse for upcoming MARCH 8th #ARRESTEDDEVELOPMENT LIVE CONCERT @citywinerydc TWO SHOWS SAME NIGHT!! πŸ™ŒπŸ½βœŠπŸΎ 7 & 9pm show! GET TICKETS NOW! It's been 7 years since original member Eshe toured with the group. This is gonna be legendary! #GodIsGreat πŸ™πŸ½ ##hiphop #90s #classichiphop #tennessee #peopleeveryday #mrwendal #revolution #ados #spikelee #citywinery #dc
#ARRESTEDDEVELOPMENT We are proud to present this POWERFUL film by our brother @Speech__ It's purpose isn't to "fire shots" at any artist, but instead to expose the active campaign to destroy Blacks and the deterioration of Black culture. Watch it now!
#ARRESTEDDEVELOPMENT Many don't know how much new music we give birth to. It's not a @speech__ Album in this case. Our new album "Craft & Optics" is now released. To hear fans say it's perfect means the world to us. ❀️❀️ available at: ADtheBand.com or iTunes, TIDAL, etc #craftandoptics
#ARRESTEDDEVELOPMENT #VICTORYSPOT Pic: @nif27x ・・・ Over the weekend, continuing on with @historybeforeus new documentary "The Other Side of the Coin", we had the pleasure to interview @speech__ at a school he, along with his wife, founded, @victoryspot__ . Can't wait to film even more!
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Arrested Development

 

True Hip-hop trailblazers since 1991, Arrested Development has been cultural champions of consciousness and empowerment across the planet. Their representation of eclectic and vibrant African sounds and clothing has produced a unique clash of rhythms and style that continue to contrast the expected look and sound of Hip-hop culture.

Arrested Development have been supporters of important groups and movements like the National Coalition of The Homeless, and the African National Congress (ANC).

With numerous album releases, and world tours, Arrested Development has been ground-breaking in Hip-hop culture. Their album, β€œ3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of…”, earned them two Grammy awards for Best New Artist and Best Rap Single (Tennessee), 2 MTV awards, a Soul Train Music Award, and the NCAAP Image Award. Rolling Stone magazine named them Band of The Year in 1992, while VH-1 named them one of the greatest Hip-hop artists of all time! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame even named the AD smash β€œTennessee” one of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. Sharing the stage with such important figures such as Nelson Mandela, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Hilary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, AD are the categorical definition of legends. 

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