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…
4 Wheel City Celebrates MLK Day Peace Week Music Video Release for “Long Time Coming”
On Monday 1/18/21 MLK DAY we are releasing a music video tribute, “LongTime Coming”, as a CALL FOR PEACE & UNITY IN THE NATION in honor of the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & the 11th Annual Peace Week in NYC. Promoting peace, “Long Time Coming” highlights our journey over the past 15…
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…
4 Wheel City Drop new Hip Hop Anti-Gun Anthem “Stupid With the Gun” Featuring Jadakiss
It’s impossible to turn on the news and not see the effects of gun violence. HipHop duo 4 Wheel City, & Jadakiss address this in new song “Stupid With the Gun”. BRONX, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, August 14, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ — Gun violence has devastated many cities and New York is no exception. Acclaimed Hip…
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
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…
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…
Hip Hop Duo & Disability Advocates 4 Wheel City to Drop new 17-Song Project “Quarantine Music” Raw & Uncut
The coronavirus crisis has hit New York City hard. Inspirational hip hop group 4 Wheel City is doing their best to help people heal with “Quarantine Music” Few expected something like the coronavirus to hit, or anticipated how much it would change lives. While this has been taxing and stressful for most, it has also…