Kielen King - Kielen King: Musician, Author, Creator

Cover art for the single "Double Dose" by Kielen King & Badd Wolfe (Sean Wynn).

A Double Dose of Time Flying

10 years. TEN YEARS! It always feels like it was just the other day, but ten years ago my partner in crime, Sean Wynn, and I released Double Dose. I intended to have Sean expand on his character's appearance on my sci-fi narrative album: Star Pilot'

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behind the scenes

[COMMUNITY EXCLUSIVE] Check out my BTS of composing "Pack Hunter!"

Hey if you haven't checked out the Composition Anatomy video on YouTube for Pack Hunter, you need to get on that! Additionally, you can get download access to the track Pack Hunter by joining my Community for only $1! I appreciate everyone's support, paid or not,

Person holding a crystal ball. Kara Kuckoo (Moons in Retrograde) (Photo by Tilman Köneke)

moons in retrograde Featured

[New Music] Moons in Retrograde: The Third Side of the Coin

Dark multimedia artist Kara Kuckoo launches Moons in Retrograde debut ‘The Third Side of the Coin’

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Books Featured

Disposable Dagger Available Now!

When a routine acquisition turns deadly, a corporate fixer finds himself caught between interstellar corporations willing to kill

Stylized photo of The Nonce (L to R: Yusef Afloat, Nouka Basetype). The two members are semi-transparent standing on a street corner

black artists

BHM Lesser Celebrated — Hidden Heroes: The Nonce

My 'Lesser Celebrated — Once more from L.A., we bring you duo of wordsmiths, The Nonce!

Album cover for Breeze "The Young Son of No One"

black artists

BHM Lesser Celebrated — Hidden Heroes: Breeze

My 'Lesser Celebrated — Representing L.A., today we bring you The Young Son Of No One, Breeze!

Album cover for Ron C "Back on the Street." Ron C is wearing black pants and a blue prison-style shirt with arms folder, leaning against a concrete wall with barbed wire

black artists

BHM Lesser Celebrated — Hidden Heroes: Ron C (NSFW)

My 'Lesser Celebrated — Hidden Heroes' series spotlights brilliant artists whose impact on hip hop culture deserves deeper recognition

black artists

BHM Lesser Celebrated — Hidden Heroes: Encore

Today we take a look at west coast lyricist, Encore! Via Hip Hop Wiki: Shaya Bekele, known professionally as Encore, is an American rapper from Milpitas, California. His lyrics are influenced by Islam, and ancient African and Egyptian studies. (After signing) with Dan the Automator's label 75 Ark.

Cover for Boogiemonsters's "Riders of the Storm: The Underwater Album" Album

black artists

BHM Lesser Celebrated — Hidden Heroes: Boogiemonsters

Today we dive into the spiritual juggernaut: Boogiemonsters! Via Wikipedia: Boogiemonsters were an American hip hop group composed by Bronx, New York rapper Mondo McCann, Alaskan-born Vex Da Vortex (Sean Pollard) and Jamaican-born brothers Myntric (Sean Myers) and Yodared (Ivor "Al" Myers). Boogiemonsters intended to bring

Cover art for Cash Money & Marvelous's "Where The Party At?" album

black artists

BHM Lesser Celebrated — Hidden Heroes: Cash Money & Marvelous

Today we dive into the "other" pair from Philly: Cash Money & Marvelous! Via Wikipedia: In 1987, Cash Money partnered with MC Marvelous (born Marvin Berryman) and released the single "Ugly People be Quiet" (co-produced by Herbie "Love Bug" Azor) and the album,

black artists

BHM Lesser Celebrated — Hidden Heroes: Derek B

Today we dive into the UK legend: Derek B! Via Wikipedia: Derek B was the first UK rapper to achieve pop success,[4] appearing on BBC Television's Top of the Pops at a time when the only other rappers who had appeared were Break Machine and Doug E.

black history month

BHM Lesser Celebrated — Hidden Heroes: Joe Ski Love

Black History Month isn't just about celebrating the most famous names – it's about honoring the full tapestry of Black excellence. In that spirit, this 'Lesser Celebrated' series spotlights brilliant artists whose impact on hip hop culture deserves deeper recognition. These aren't '

family Featured

The Tiniest Teacher: One small child taught me big lessons

The first thing my wife and I did when we found out we were going to be bringing a little one into the world...

music Featured

Repair the Darkness

Repair the Darkness | Downtempo/Electronic Music — The burden of the oppressed to fashion beauty from the void

Copy of Touchin' Wormholes CD overlaying a Blu-ray case of the television show Farscape

Sci-Fi

5 Years of Touchin' Wormholes

Today (March 19, 2024) marks the 25th anniversary of the sci-fi TV series: Farscape. Take a look back at one fan's history with the show and...

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social media

Gen X Tip: You Don’t Have to Take This Shit

Ongoing complaints about the state of social media and the subsequent censoring of content...

Writing

Becoming an Author

Honestly, I had no idea I was going to be releasing a novelette a month and a half ago. I was simply doing what I had always done and perused...