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Who is Mars Hoffa?

"I tend to want things in life I can't grasp, Sky's the limit for who? My name's Mars! So I'm thinking out of this world, Somewhere Far..." - Mars Hoffa

Moustapha Sylla better known as Mars Hoffa, born in Newark, New Jersey with Senegalese roots (West Africa) is an artist whose realities and visage are portrayed within his music, lyrical cadence, and style. Eager and passionate about his music, Mars Hoffa unexpectedly delivers something "new" while experimenting and painting pictures over an entire Ep solely produced by Rashaad Taylor titled “Black Market.” Within this installment, Mars delivers when expressing his culture yet reflecting about his immediate surroundings while elegantly channeling upbringing in Dakar and the City of Newark, immediate issues and moral gems we should live by. Still paying homage to the many different sub genres of hip hop which have helped formed his own lane, Mars Hoffa has left his mark as an upcoming artist after receiving great feedback from a broad fan base and blogs. “LONGSHOREMEN: A Prelude to Black Market” was released during the first week of August after Hoffa decided to cater to his fans who awaited “Black Market.” Black Market was released on November 21, 2013.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

AVENIR - Welcome to the Future!


AVENIR is currently an American manufacturing corporation. Operating on the outskirts of Newark, NJ, they offer a stark perspective of universal insights gained through interstellar communications and detailed cultural analyses. Immediate objectives are to raise the quality of goods while limiting the quantity of items produced, and to advertise via specific channels emitting the lowest carbon footprints. 
Environmental reconditioning supported by domestic manufacturing is the key to terrestrial survival.





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Sunday, October 13, 2013

SUNday Special: Mars Hoffa leaks "MAAL" featuring Steeve Sam from his upcoming Black Market Ep (Video Performance in Newark)





In August, Mars Hoffa decided to release a project titled "LONGSHOREMEN: A Prelude to Black Market" which served its purpose to build anticipation by providing music to the fans who awaited "Black Market," an Ep solely produced by Rashaad Taylor set for release on November 11th. After the "LONGSHOREMEN" release Mars Hoffa decided to perform at a local event in Newark along with Steeve Sam and members of Sunny Gang who opened up for Afropunk 2013 in Brooklyn this year. As Mars Hoffa took the stage, his IRC | SONSofLABOUR PR team responded immediately when they realized the DJ had misplaced his show CD. Not bothered, Mars took this moment to warm up the crowd by leaking a new record from "Black Market" titled "Maal" which also featured the soulful and melodic Steeve Sam. Within this installment, Mars delivers when expressing his culture yet reflecting about his immediate surroundings while elegantly channeling upbringing in Dakar and the City of Newark, immediate issues and moral gems we should live by.

#MAAL
#MARSHOFFA
#STEEVESAM
#BLACKMARKET

Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Newark Open Doors 2013: presenting the works of artist Baja Ukweli at the Metropolitan (260 Washington Street Downtown Newark, New Jersey)


The Metropolitan | 260 Washington Street (2nd floor)
On view: Æ{ash} axiomæthos
About Æ{ash} axiomæthos: 
Featuring the works of artist Baja Ukweli, this show is a candidly inquisitive multidisciplinary visual scope into the crux of both ethereal and secular realms of existence and the interlacing frequencies that shift universal balance as life renovates itself.

About Newark Open Doors 
The Open Doors Artists’ Studios and Available Space Tour is an annual event organized by the Newark Arts Council. The Tour features a number of curated and juried exhibitions highlighting artists from Newark and surrounding areas while showcasing available artists’ space; performance art; a rare look into artists’ studios and a crawl through Newark’s numerous and diverse art galleries.
Newark’s flourishing art scene is comprised of diverse galleries, cultural outlets and a large number of independent artists. The Newark Arts Council unites these entities and will showcase them during the Twelfth Annual Open Doors Studio Tour, October 10-20, 2013.


Important Dates
Open Doors Kick-Off Party!   
Thursday, October 10 from 6-9 pm at 85 Market Street Open Doors HQ  Annual Gallery Crawl  
 Friday, October 11 from 6-9:30 pm*
Saturday Stroll & Making the World’s Largest Monotype Mile Print   
Saturday, October 12 from 11-5 pm*
Open Doors Studio Tour and City Murals Tour   
Sunday, October 13 from 12 to 5 pm*
Creation Nation Art & Peace Parade  
Sunday, October 20 (time and starting location TBA)
Closing Party at Kilkenny Alehouse!  
Sunday, October 20 from 6-8 pm

*Complimentary shuttle service provided by Rutgers University–Newark

#BajaUkweli
#NewarkOpenDoors2013
#NewarkArtsCouncil
#TheMetropolitanNWK

Courtesy of SONSofLABOUR: Here's Lass Shellz new video PATIENCE from his upcoming project titled "Passionate Struggle."



TWERK! @TheMetropolitanNWK - 260 Washington Street, Downtown Newark. World Famous DJ Reck & Comrade will be spinning all night with Brick Bandits & Xao Productions





#DTNWK
#DJReck
#KANEK
#TheMetropolitanNWK
LIVE, LOVE & STAY POSITIVE!

 



Sunday, October 06, 2013

"Vert, Jaune, Rouge" Edition | Mars Hoffa - MONACO featuring Steeve Sam (Cover Art)



 ‪#‎MONACO‬ (Sirens on the Beach)
 Mars Hoffa feat. Steeve Sam (Produced By Rashaad Taylor)
#‎BLACKmarketTheEP‬ ‪#‎SONSofLABOUR

Heart of NJ - Mars Hoffa featuring Internal Quest (Produced By !llmind)


"Where I'm from you gotta learn to swim or build a bridge to get across."
RIP to the many lives lost in the city of Newark in the past month.

Heart of NJ was produced by !llmind, a Filipino American producer from Bloomfield, NJ who produced tracks for underground legends such as Little Brother (Good Clothes, Nobody Like Me), Boot Camp Clik (Let's Go), Akrobatik, El Da Sensei, Diamond D, KRS-ONE (Survival Skills) and more. Heart of NJ was recorded at After Image Records back in 2009 and was featured on Mars Hoffa's "Cold Labour In a Lost City" Mixtape released on 9/9/09.

#HeartOfNJ #MarsHoffa #InternalQuest #Illmind 
#ColdLabourInALostCity