Thursday, November 21, 2024

Author: namel

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WE MADE GRAMMYS HISTORY!

Fitting perfectly with April’s “Celebrate Diversity Month” theme, last month, the Recording Academy’s New York chapter hosted Music, Purpose + Community: Highlighting Creators Working to Close Accessibility Gaps On and Off the Stage, an hour-long panel highlighting the challenges musicians with disabilities face on a regular basis as well as the urgent necessity to close…

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4 Wheel City Shines in new Apple TV Series “Dear…” Celebrating Influence of Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder means the world to many disabled and black entertainers, 4 Wheel City shares this influence in a new Apple TV docuseries about his life.NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, June 9, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ — Ultra-talented and inspirational hip-hop entertainers who give a voice to people with disabilities of all lifestyles have recently stepped…

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BREAKING NEWS! HIPHOPDX SHARED OUR STORY & PREMIERED NEW VIDEO!

GREAT NEWS! One of the biggest platforms in the hip hop industry “HipHopDX.com” shared our story & Premiered our new music video #WeAintPlaying ft FRED THE GODSON. We Need everybody to go check it out asap! Thanks in advance! CLICK LINK TO SEE VIDEO & READ FULL ARTICLE: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.56992/title.how-an-accidental-shooting-led-4-wheel-city-to-snoop-dogg-fred-the-godson-collaborations

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BREAKING! BBC News shared our story!

BREAKING NEWS! WE WENT INTERNATIONAL!  4 Wheel City & Krip Hop just went international! Shout out to the BBC NEWS UK for sharing our story! Legendary!  “Black New Yorkers Ricardo Velasquez and Namel Norris were shot and paralysed when they were teenagers. As rap duo 4 Wheel City they have received global acclaim and raised the prominence…

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Disability advocate Hip Hop group 4 Wheel City gets Inducted into the Susan Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame

The National Disability Mentoring Coalition (NDMC) has named 31 individuals and one organization as inductees into the Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame.  Selection criteria for the Class of 2019 included demonstrated commitment to mentoring and the impact of contributions on improving the lives of people with disabilities. Substantial research has shown that…

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Hip-Hop Duo 4 Wheel City: From the Streets of the Bronx NYC to the White House

Namel “Tapwaterz” Norris and Ricardo “Rickfire” Velasquez, the hip-hop artists behind 4 Wheel City, debuted their new single “Mainstream” at a special event at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. on December 10. The event, “Financial Inclusion and Shared Prosperity: the Next Frontier for People with Disabilities,” was organized by the National Disability Institute (NDI), a…

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