Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo (born March 20, 1986), known as Sammus, often stylized as SΔMMUS, is an American underground rapper, former teacher, and record producer.
In 2019, Sammus was awarded a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Music at the Cogut Institute for the Humanities at Brown University, focusing on the aesthetics and techniques of music of the African diaspora.[12] Currently, she serves as Mellon Gateway Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Professor in the Brown University Department of Music.[13][14]
It just hit me at the right time. I was about to go into college, and I think prior to that album dropping, I hadn't felt like I could have a voice in hip hop. What [was] represented were two sides of the spectrum: you had 'I have a lot of money, and I do a lot of cool things with my money'—hip hop that was on MTV—and then there was the super lyrical, very conscious, Mos Def, 'let's talk about the system.' And I didn't feel qualified to contribute to any of that discussion, because my problems were kind of like: 'uhh, I don't want to go to school...' And here was Kanye West talking specifically about 'I don't want to go to school!'
Sammus released her debut EP Fly Nerd in 2010. She followed up with the album M'Other Brain in 2012. After Mega Ran was exposed to Sammus' music, the two began collaborating.[4] In 2013, within a few hours of releasing her second album, Prime, it became the bestselling rap album on Bandcamp.[15] In December 2013, Sammus launched a Kickstarter campaign for her fourth album, a concept album based on Metroid. This album, Another M earned her fans of the nerdcore subgenre. In various interviews and social media, Sammus has clarified that she doesn't identify herself as a nerdcore rapper, and instead prefers the term "Afrofuturism" to refer to her video-game centered music because it requires an engagement with her Blackness.
Performances
Sammus has toured the U.S. with Mega Ran on the Rappers with Arm Cannons tour in 2015. She has performed at the SXSW Music Festival since 2015, the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX East) in 2015, Geek Girl Con in 2014 and 2015 with plans to return in 2016. She has also performed at the east coast's music and gaming festival, MAGfest, in 2015 and 2016. In June 2017 she performed at McCarren park in Greenpoint Brooklyn as part of the Northside Festival.
Discography
2010 - Fly Nerd (EP, self-released)
2012 - M'Other Brain (NuBlack Music Group)
2012 - Reset: Instrumentals (self-released)
2013 - Prime (NuBlack Music Group)
2013 - Nerdcore Instrumentals: Castlevania Edition (with DJ Cutman)
2013 - Castlevania: The Nocturnal Cantata (Joypad Records)
^PhD Dissertation Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo: On the boundaries of multivalent musicking; a study on the politics of community-studios - website of the Cornell University Library
^"Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo to Join Brown University Department of Music and Cogut Institute for the Humanities as Postdoctoral Fellow for 2019-21". Brown University Department of Music. May 7, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"Department of Music Faculty". Retrieved March 3, 2022.
^"enongo lumumba kasongo". enongo lumumba kasongo. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
^Herimbi, Helen (August 2013). . AfriPOP!. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25.
External links
Official Website
Sammus at Don Giovanni Records
Sammus on Genius
April 26, 2023
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Enongo Lumumba Kasongo born March 20 1986 known as Sammus often stylized as SDMMUS is an American underground rapper former teacher and record producer SammusSammus at The Haunt in Ithaca New York in 2015Background informationBirth nameEnongo Lumumba KasongoBorn 1986 03 20 March 20 1986 age 37 Rhinebeck New YorkOriginIthaca New York United StatesGenresHip hop nerdcoreOccupation s Rapper songwriter record producer teacherYears active2010 presentLabelsNu Black Music Group Don Giovanni RecordsWebsitesammusmusic wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Music 4 Performances 5 Discography 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditEnongo Lumumba Kasongo was born in Rhinebeck NY to an Ivorian mother and Congolese father 1 Patrice Lumumba former Prime Minister of Congo was her great uncle 2 Her parents both professors moved her family to Ithaca NY at an early age her mother teaching at Cornell University and her father at Wells College 3 She began producing music in highschool under the name DJ Eno 4 5 first using the PlayStation program MTV Music Generator and the digital audio workstation Reason to create beats 3 6 When she was trying to pick a new name for herself a friend recommended the name Samus after the main character of the Metroid series of games since both are women in male dominated genres 3 4 5 6 7 Education EditSammus received a BA degree from Cornell University in 2008 double majoring in Science and technology studies and Sociology 8 She then worked full time as teacher in Houston Texas for Teach for America Sammus then returned to Cornell in Fall 2011 to pursue an MA degree and doctorate in Science and Technology Studies which she obtained in 2015 and 2019 respectively 9 10 11 In 2019 Sammus was awarded a two year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Music at the Cogut Institute for the Humanities at Brown University focusing on the aesthetics and techniques of music of the African diaspora 12 Currently she serves as Mellon Gateway Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Professor in the Brown University Department of Music 13 14 Music EditSammus influences started with her older brother Disashi currently a member of Gym Class Heroes who exposed her both to video games and alternative rock bands like Weezer and Nirvana 3 5 7 In addition Sammus has stated that she has been heavily influenced by Kanye West 4 particularly his debut album The College Dropout It just hit me at the right time I was about to go into college and I think prior to that album dropping I hadn t felt like I could have a voice in hip hop What was represented were two sides of the spectrum you had I have a lot of money and I do a lot of cool things with my money hip hop that was on MTV and then there was the super lyrical very conscious Mos Def let s talk about the system And I didn t feel qualified to contribute to any of that discussion because my problems were kind of like uhh I don t want to go to school And here was Kanye West talking specifically about I don t want to go to school Sammus The Ithacast 3 Sammus released her debut EP Fly Nerd in 2010 She followed up with the album M Other Brain in 2012 After Mega Ran was exposed to Sammus music the two began collaborating 4 In 2013 within a few hours of releasing her second album Prime it became the bestselling rap album on Bandcamp 15 In December 2013 Sammus launched a Kickstarter campaign for her fourth album a concept album based on Metroid This album Another M earned her fans of the nerdcore subgenre In various interviews and social media Sammus has clarified that she doesn t identify herself as a nerdcore rapper and instead prefers the term Afrofuturism to refer to her video game centered music because it requires an engagement with her Blackness Performances EditSammus has toured the U S with Mega Ran on the Rappers with Arm Cannons tour in 2015 She has performed at the SXSW Music Festival since 2015 the Penny Arcade Expo PAX East in 2015 Geek Girl Con in 2014 and 2015 with plans to return in 2016 She has also performed at the east coast s music and gaming festival MAGfest in 2015 and 2016 In June 2017 she performed at McCarren park in Greenpoint Brooklyn as part of the Northside Festival Discography Edit2010 Fly Nerd EP self released 2012 M Other Brain NuBlack Music Group 2012 Reset Instrumentals self released 2013 Prime NuBlack Music Group 2013 Nerdcore Instrumentals Castlevania Edition with DJ Cutman 2013 Castlevania The Nocturnal Cantata Joypad Records 2014 Another M NuBlack Music Group 2014 Nerdcore Instrumentals 2 with DJ Cutman 2016 InFusion EP NuBlack Music Group 2016 Pieces in Space Don Giovanni Records References Edit Hassell Kristine December 9 2013 Creative Corner SAMMUS GeekGirlCon Happy Birthday Patrice Lumumba 2 July 2012 a b c d e The Ithacast May 6 2015 Meet Sammus an Ithaca rapper with rising star power The Ithaca Voice a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help a b c d shoom June 17 2014 Episode 11 w Sammus in the mix with shoom a b c No 53 Ladies Night Feat Sammus amp Girl Gone Geek Fan Bros Show June 5 2014 a b Mirk Sarah December 18 2014 Geek Girls Popaganda Bitch Media dead link a b Stephens Alexis October 11 2013 Gee Whiz Rapper Producer Sammus Has Got Game MTV Iggy Archived from the original on May 18 2015 Retrieved March 26 2015 Hey it s my birthday also WTF is going on YouTube 20 Mar 2020 Retrieved 2021 03 30 DiPietro Louis February 11 2014 Revelation Sammus The Ithaca Times p 17 enongo lumumba kasongo rapper producer professor Retrieved October 27 2022 PhD Dissertation Enongo Lumumba Kasongo On the boundaries of multivalent musicking a study on the politics of community studios website of the Cornell University Library Enongo Lumumba Kasongo to Join Brown University Department of Music and Cogut Institute for the Humanities as Postdoctoral Fellow for 2019 21 Brown University Department of Music May 7 2019 Retrieved March 3 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Department of Music Faculty Retrieved March 3 2022 enongo lumumba kasongo enongo lumumba kasongo Retrieved March 3 2022 Herimbi Helen August 2013 She Got Game AfriPOP Archived from the original on 2015 03 25 External links EditOfficial Website Sammus at Don Giovanni Records Sammus on Genius Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sammus amp oldid 1151217487, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
