Scholar/Writer Bio

Kevin Anglade is a writer, poet, scholar, and educator from Queens, New York. Anglade currently attends Temple University as a Ph.D. student within the Department of Africology & African-American Studies studying Hip-Hop as an African art form and radical mode of existence in opposition to European capitalistic values within media and entertainment industries. He is also a graduate of the City University of New York as he holds both B.A. and M.A. degrees from CUNY Brooklyn & CUNY Queens in English Literature. In 2018, Anglade took residency in Takoradi, Ghana as he was selected to be a Limited Resources Teacher Training fellow. As an educator, Anglade taught English Language Arts in Hartford Public Schools as a 2017 Teach For America Connecticut Corps Member. He is also the author of the 2021 poetry collection, A Flower That Rose. Follow him online: @kevinanglade11 

Artist/Musician Bio

Kevin Anglade (K.A.) in addition to being a rapper, is a singer, songwriter, and producer from Queens, New York. Kevin started rapping at the age of 11 when he would freestyle alongside of/battle rap his peers in middle school cafeteria cyphers. Following this, he honed his pen game over the years and complimented it with his tenor register to become a Hip-Hop/R&B hybrid. Now a producer, Kevin writes his own music and produces for both himself and various acts. His debut album, Cries Of A Rose is available now via FCS Recordings. Follow him online at: @kevinanglade11 and kevinanglade.com