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Updated 3/1/2022

Khaiim the Rapoet

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    CT

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

First discovered and introduced to crowds by the Hip-Hop icon Talib Kweli, Khaiim the RapOet has lectured on Creativity & Culture at Trinity, Yale, and other institutions interested in breaking writer's block, as well as stage fright. Before the COVID pandemic, his fans loved to catch him diving off stages, performing internationally with everyone from Pulitzer Prize poets like Alice Walker to Grammy winning MCs like Common.

Hip-Hop heads know him as Self Suffice, the charismatic lyricist whose album with Dreamville's(J. Cole) Mez Davis summited the Indie Hip-Hop Top 40. His positive use of rap music has been recognized by Obama's White House, the NY Times, NPR, and others. He continually perfects his craft, and has received certificates from the Kennedy Center, NVC, and the Ct Center for  (Kingian) Nonviolence, to name a few.

Self Suffice has 5 songs in Spotify's Top 10% Most Played, is 1 of the first Free Center BIPOC grant recipients, and is currently serving his 1st year as the Inaugural Troubadour of Hartford (Connecticut's capital city) which also makes him the U.S.A.'s first Hip-Hop Troubadour. You can find his Make It Full Time program on instagram at @MIFTkhaiim, where he provides career guidance & support for professional artists

Find Me

Khaiim
Job Title: Troubadour, MC, Rapper, Poet, Workshop Leader, Keynote Speaker
Phone: 8606317277
Address:
Hartford, CT 06105

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2008

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2008

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - Rap / Hip-Hop

Additional Disciplines:

  • Literary Arts - Spoken Word

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Art Sales
  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Audio or Video Recording
  • Community Arts
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Curriculum Development
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Residency - Community
  • Residency - In School
  • Social Media Services
  • Virtual Events
  • Writing Services
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 150

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Businesses
  • General Public
  • Nonprofits
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Media Gallery

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • I am certified as a Level One Teacher/Facilitator of the Six Principles of Kingian Nonviolence through a partnership between CTCN and COA
  • Arts for Learning CT
  • Hartford Performs

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • I am certified as a Level One Teacher/Facilitator of the Six Principles of Kingian Nonviolence through a partnership between CTCN and COA
  • Arts for Learning CT
  • Hartford Performs

Artist Info

State Arts Agency Roster Artist

  • Connecticut Teaching Artist - Connecting Roster

State Arts Agency Roster Artist

  • Connecticut Teaching Artist - Connecting Roster