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Terrence "Kamal Imani" Oats
Special Education Teacher, High Point School of Bergen County
Location: Hasbrouck Heights , NJ United States
Joined: Aug 11th, 2014

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Kamal Imani
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Born Terrenc e K. Oats in Harlem New York, raised in the Bronx NY and Teaneck NJ.
Kamal Imani aka Kamal Emanuel is an internationally known Music Producer, Spoken Word Performance Poet, actor and Christian and Conscious Hip Hop Lyricist, NYC/NJ Golden Era House and Hip Hop Head! He is also CEO of the Bless the Mic Music Group LLC and Revolutionary Art Innertainment which organizes and promotes talent showcases. He has acted in the play “The Greatest is love” (First Baptist Church Englewood NJ) and the films Goldigger Killer, Holla if I Kill You and several others as well as a multitude of music videos. He is the director of his first feature film “Up in the Attic”. Kamal has opened for and shared stages with the likes of Buju Banton, Cassidy and Doug E Fresh to name a few.
Kamal has recently published the book “You Got Next! Real Talk for the Hip Hop Generation, which is an inspirational and motivational guide for today’s youth with positive and real life suggestions on things that they should consider as they move forward towards their dreams and goals! He also has E-books and Audio Books for his popular YouTube video “Music Business 101-Real Advice for Independent Artist”.

Kamal has performed in many venues around the U.S which include the Izod center as New Jerseys Most Talented for the NJ Nets halftime show. He has also performed at Princeton University, Hampton University, FDU, Medgar Evers College, CUNY, The Basketball Hall of Fame (Organixx Soul Promotions), the Poetz Realm (Bridgeport CT), The Bowery & Nuyorican Poetry Cafes and more.

His songs and poems include inspirational songs like “I Will Make It” as well as many dedications to the Sistas (i.e "Ms. Melanin, Revolutionary Diva & Lovin Her Nappy Nappy) and inspirational anthems. He is also known for his controversial "Lynch the N Word" and his audience energizing signature piece "You a Armchair Revolutionary".
Most recently he has successfully fused house and dance music with Gospel themes and spoken word poetry collaborations with singer Kim Williams “I Carry My Cross”, Vulenzo “Things Will Get Better”, and Ayesha Wright “I’m Going All Out”. His latest song “Keep on Believing (Praise Remix) is an inspirational hip hop worship song using the sample from Vocal Download.com that will definitely move the crowd and get your energy going.

Kamal is Harambee Radio and TV Spoken Word of the Year( 2010) and host of The Spoken Soul Series every third Saturday of the month in Paterson New Jersey’s New Africa Center.
• Featured artist on Indie Gospel
• #5 DJ Download Funk Master Flex (Franchise Record Pool) “Keep On Believing Praise Mix
• Featured on WACP TV
• Featured on Spoken Visions Magazine
• Featured on Bham Preachers
• Featured in the Suburbanite NJ
• Featured in the Bergen Record NJ
• Featured in the Final Call
• He is a Co-host of the NeetUsa TV and Connection Shows on Cablevision and TimeWarner Cable in Northern NJ.
Links:
“Keep On Believing” Purchase Link: http://kamalimani.bandcamp.com/track/keep-on-beleivin-praise-remix
Promo video link:
http://youtu.be/UDqmi70AMB0?list=UUjU0M2JTb3qEumH-jXKYexA
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kamalemanuel11
Check out more songs by Kamal Imani aka Kamal Emanuel on Itunes!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/kamal-imani/id204320673
Bless the Mic Magazine Social Network (Co Founder Kamal Emanuel)
http://www.blessthemicmagazine.ning.com
http://www.facebook.com/kamal.imani
https://soundcloud.com/cipherkam
I intend to release a CD, which is currently untitled, of many of my recent singles along with a few previously unreleased songs. I may also add additional tracks by artist who I have been working with as part of our Bless the Mic/Bless the Stage Talent Showcases in NJ. I am also considering providing more service to the ministry as I am a member of Brothers and Sisters Church in Teaneck NJ.

He is available to host or MC your show, appear as a featured performer and as an event consultant. You can find more about Kamal at http://www.youtube.com/cipherkam
cipherkam@gmail.com or contact Mr. Kevin Barksdale at 201-923-9213
Kamal 201-257-7789

Education (request update)

New York Inst of Tech class of 2009

Undergrad Major: Sociology

Claim To Fame:

Teacher of the Month Huntington Learning Center Minister in Training Brothers and Sisters Church Teaneck NJ

Experience

I currently work with High Point School of Bergen County as Special Education Teacher
I have years of experience working in the Teaching / K-12 Education industry.

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