Figures of Speech
Figures of Speech is a hip hop group consisting of emcees "Eve" (Ava DuVernay) and Jyant. [1] They performed at the Good Life Cafe in the early 1990s [2]and were featured on the Project Blowed compilation.[3]
Eve went on to direct the feature-length documentary about the Good Life open-mic nights titled This Is the Life (2008). She later directed the feature films Selma. 13th, and A Wrinkle in Time, as well as the Family Feud music video for Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé.
Discography
In 2007, Figures of Speech released their first album The Last Word exclusively on iTunes.
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References
- Setaro, Shawn (8 March 2018). "Before She Was Directing Blockbusters, Ava DuVernay Was an 'Excellent' MC". Complex Networks. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- Hardy, Ernest (11 October 2012). "Middle Of Nowhere Director (and Former Rapper) Ava DuVernay on the Future of Black Film". LA Weekly. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- McKinney, Jessica (8 March 2018). "Before She Was A Famous Director, Ava DuVernay Used To Rap". Vibe. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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