The Sunday After 2023
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The Sunday After 2023

On Sunday, April 16th, 2023, Lyrical Assembly presented their annual The Sunday After event in collaboration with Oak Life Church at Oakstop, 2323 Broadway, Oakland, California. The event was a celebration of faith, arts, and advocacy, bringing together the community for a powerful day of performances and inspirational talks.

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Brisbane Poetry Reading and Mixer | 7 Mile House | Brisbane Chamber of Commerce x Lyrical Opposition
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Brisbane Poetry Reading and Mixer | 7 Mile House | Brisbane Chamber of Commerce x Lyrical Opposition

On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, the community gathered at the historic 7 Mile House in the San Francisco Peninsula for an evening of entertainment, art, music, and powerful spoken word poetry. The Brisbane Poetry Reading and Mixer brought together local artists from Brisbane, the Bay Area, and beyond to share their creative voices and inspire the audience.

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Fego Navarro joins Dela Paz & Mali Q on 'Time Wonderland'
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Fego Navarro joins Dela Paz & Mali Q on 'Time Wonderland'

San Francisco emcee Fego Navarro recently teamed up with Bay Area brethren Dela Paz and Mali Q on Time Wonderland. The two-track EP features an alluring combination of stellar production, introspective lyrics, and fire refrains that will occupy your noggin for a cool minute.

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Studio Session // "Smile" by Dela Paz
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Studio Session // "Smile" by Dela Paz

The Lyrical Opposition team went to Rapture Recordings to support fellow artist, Dela Paz record his song, "Smile" and was able to finish the track in one sitting. The track was mixed by Cody Fuentes.

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“Café Con Leche” by Fego Navarro via Notion
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“Café Con Leche” by Fego Navarro via Notion

Fego Navarro’s interest in hip hop began a young age, where he would blend his love for freestyle rapping outside church with his friends with his frequent exposure to his mother’s varied range of South American music. He’d display this melting pot of musical obsessions at local open mics, quickly making him one to notice.

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Far To Go - A Conversation with Fego Navarro via Opening Life Podcast
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Far To Go - A Conversation with Fego Navarro via Opening Life Podcast

San Francisco hip hop artist Fego Navarro graces us with his presence and music in today's conversation, which explores big life questions through the lens of his creative process. We groove to and reflect on two songs from his recently released album Escapism which came out earlier this year. Join us as we discuss life, hip hop, and Fego's thoughts on the Nexus pillars of story, journey, beauty, space, and listening.

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Fego Navarro swipes right on "Late Night" via EARMILK
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Fego Navarro swipes right on "Late Night" via EARMILK

The last time we heard from Fego Navarro, he was chilling in the Hollywood Hills and getting artsy on some Banksy stuff. But alas, the Salvadoran-American spitter has returned to his San Franciscan stomping grounds with a brand new visual for his song, “Late Night.”

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Listening to God // Jermaine Hughes
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Listening to God // Jermaine Hughes

In "Listening to God," poet Jermaine Hughes delivers a powerful and introspective performance reflecting on his spiritual journey. With raw vulnerability, he recounts moments of struggling to hear God's voice amidst life's chaos and distractions. Hughes' words paint vivid pictures of seeking divine guidance, grappling with doubt, and ultimately finding peace in surrendering to a higher power.

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Win Some, But You Lost 1 | Porsche Veu
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Win Some, But You Lost 1 | Porsche Veu

When some gain the whole world for the price of their soul. What happens when one can grab hold of the world and control, it as they see fit. We sit with The Poetic Activist, Porsche Veu as she illustrates the transformations that shaped her into the woman that leads with compassion and fearless in opposition. A conversation that inspires and illuminates.

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It's the Return, the Return, Return
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It's the Return, the Return, Return

It's the return of the Peace bearers and heart sleeve wearers. Running up and down the streets for the cardio. Our conversation leads us from the food we eat, the family we know, to the world as it is shown to us through the frame of others. Baking another episode of water and flour for the slow dough, rise with the heat and eat as needed. This is one for the soul. Stay nourished, keep going.

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Rules & Regulators
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Rules & Regulators

Survival of the fittest every day is a trial. Think you are a part of the whole and find you're a slice on another plate. All this hate can't last forever so as we endure, compassion and empathy are the ties that bind through time. Complicated present and complicated conversations. Come along as we journey to the core of our collective concerns. The variables, variations, and variety. We still ill, hopefully not symptomatic.

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David "Judah" Oliver
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David "Judah" Oliver

Survive the doubts I wish you help, as a brother tries I wish for self, what I want for you I mean in well, What I want for you is health in wealth, Not a piece but whole as we move through hell... As lions oversee their pride, do they wish well for their brothers? Does your ego become your mane, to hide the vulnerability of a exposed neck to hungry teeth? As Judah the Lion demonstrates, true strength is found in the vulnerability. Join the discussion as discovery unfolds within the jungle of our minds. Stay Lyrical.

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