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I'm sad to announce that one of my favorite groups will no longer be performing... Source of Labor. Source of Labor started back in the late 80's by a rapper named Wordsayer and a beatmaker named Negus I. Together they brained the family and culture of what is known as Jasiri Media Group. Based in Seattle, I had the pleasure of meeting Wordsayer and all of the Jasiri family back in the mid 90's. Wordsayer made huge impacts in the Hip Hop underground world. His work created opportunities for Hip Hop groups across the world to be noticed as a validated art form. Wordsayer has illustrated how Hip Hop is an art and culture that provides young kids and adults with a positive outlet. Before his time it was extremely hard for Hip Hop to be noticed in Seattle. Most of the time venues wouldn't book his shows, and newspapers and radio stations didn't want to spend their time and money reviewing his work. After all these years of activist Hip Hop work, Wordsayer, Source of Labor, and the collective of the Jasiri Media Group family can be thanked for their pioneering work, "off the hook" shows, and their love for the community.