Chuckie Campbell

There’s so much talent on this bill, I admittedly had no room to get everyone on this flyer.

This Saturday, brace yourself for a night of unbelievable music at @jackrabbitbuffalo ! @d_ray716 on drums, @markmarinacciomusic on keys, @danross_music on bass/guitar, TrumpetMan Virella on trumpet, and Ryan Jamaal Davis on trombone.

Vocals by myself, Mamudu Kargbo (@themdukezkargbo ), and @greeniesha !

Additional sets by the one and only @imdavestewy and our our touring act, @kadeshflow , from Kansas City, MO. On the 1s and 2s, Columbus Isiah Green (@ceegee1990 ) is in the place to be!

Brought to you in part by @threechordbourbon — finely tuned taste! #threechord #chuckiecampbell #bourbonandbeats #finelytunedtaste #hiphop #buffalohiphop #buffalorappers #buffalomusic #buffalony (at Jack Rabbit)
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Some additional shots from our show in Charleston, SC at The Tin Roof! Snaps by @pollakphotography #tinroof #nationaltour #buffalorappers #buffalohiphop #southcarolinahiphop #boombap #boombapandbourbon #buffalobands #livebandhiphop (at Tin Roof)
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Some shots from the @beaufleuvemusicarts at @buffalo_central_terminal #centralterminal #buffalohiphop #beaufleuve #buffalorappers #buffalomusic #buffalobands #buffalomusicians #boombapandbourbon #boombap #bourbon #threechord #ambassador (at Buffalo Central Terminal)
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It’s been 17 days straight of the Boom Bap and Bourbon Tour and we made it home safe and sound, enough to play at the @beaufleuvemusicarts on Sunday.

Below you’ll find some video clips of our performance. Thank you to @tee0402 , @g_premacy , and @beatsanonymous for capturing some of the footage.

In another forthcoming post, I’ll be taking some time to thank some individuals for helping us meet our tour obligations during the crises of unforeseen and mostly uncontrollable events that took place on this tour, but for now, I’m going to take a deep breath and let go.

Love and appreciation is extended to each and every person who rocked out with us across the country. Beau Fleuve is doing excellent work with local vendors and artists; I can only see growth from here. We were happy to be apart of everything and hope to get invited back in the future! #beaufleuve #boombap #boombapandbourbon #buffalorappers #buffalohiphop #buffalomusic #buffalomusicians (at Buffalo Central Terminal)
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Everyone should be free to imagine and reimagine what success is to them outside the market-driven idealized success that is fed to us via society. To me, success is more deeply rooted in our values, freedom, creativity, genuine happiness, safety, and healthy human relationships. Popular culture has become akin to a factory producing standardized cultural goods—films, songs, radio programmes, streaming services, magazines, etc. That kind of standardization creates a force field, where artifacts of culture that should be valued for their unique perspectives are instead valued by streams and attention, producing a false economy around art and the consumption of art. The result is that art becomes a product in the same way that Nike produces a t-shirt, where the same t-shirt is produced and reproduced over and over. In the same way, ideology streamlines itself, especially in music, and a lot of what gets attention is reproduced: a copy of a copy of a copy. Consumption of the easy pleasures of popular culture, made available by the mass communications media, renders people docile, no matter how difficult their economic circumstances. It shifts their values. The inherent danger of the culture industry is the cultivation of false psychological needs that can only be met and satisfied by the products of capitalism and not what humanity needs more of — a value system that works for freedom, creativity, safety, and genuine happiness. I’m reminded of this when I go into schools and spread the messages of love, peace, anti-racism, anti-bullying, etc. My music has never won a Grammy and never been number one on the billboard charts, but I consider myself vastly more successful than some artists who hit number one and are now ashamed of their “one-hit-wonder” status, or other artists who push negativity on the world, to in the end, only see themselves gain popularity or fame. In the community and culture of hip hop I grew up in, it was about the have nots; it was about revolution; it was about self expression and creativity that temporarily removed us from the pain and anguish of our every day existence emerging out low-income and high-crime neighborhoods. (at Madison Middle School)
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Tomorrow, the band and I return to Buffalo, NY to play the @beaufleuvemusicarts (Beau Fleuve Music & Arts Celebration)! We’ll have @me_she_thedj on drums, @sallyanndra on violin, @thedrumkey on Keys, TrumpetMan Virella on Trumpet, Mike Slomowicz on guitar, and @therealiesha , @imdavestewy , and Mad Dukez (Mamudu Kargbo) on additional vocal accompaniment. I’ve attached some need to know information! See you there! #buffalohiphop #buffalo #beaufleuve #hiphop #buffalorappers #boombap #boombapandbourbon #nationaltour #chuckiecampbell #livebandhiphop #buffalomusicians (at Buffalo Central Terminal)
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Here’s what we could capture from backstage of our performances at Clark Moores Middle School, B. Michael Caudill Middle School, and Madison Middle School! Much love to all the faculty and staff for your support! The band and I had a great time, and as you see, the children did as well! #hiphop #chuckiecampbell #forthekids #newgeneration #buffalohiphop #kentuckyhiphop #buffalomusicians (at Richmond, Kentucky)
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Another amazing night in Charleston, SC! We had two shows, the first being @thegrilledcheeseshow , which is a video blog that features live music performances from touring artist around the country, and the second was at @tin_roof_charleston , where we joined two of Charleston’s best, @rememba_me and @biggxld , and did a bourbon tasting brought to you in part by @threechordbourbon .

Check out the pictures below, and if you have it, please consider donating to our gofundme courtesy of @buffalomusicclub ! The link is in the comments. With their help, we’re making up ground on our tour budget, which fell deep in the red after just our second show in Rock Island, IL.

As some of you already know, after the show, two teenagers stole our tour vehicle and wrecked it 4 mins from away from where they took it. Of course, the next day, after trying to tow the totaled car to a different destination to have it worked on and assessed by insurance, our other vehicle had electrical problems. Both vehicles were not drive-able. Thus, in this wild twist of fate, we were forced to rent two rental vehicles at probably the worst time to rent (prices to rent for the amount of days we needed cost us thousands of dollars to keep the tour going). Somehow, through the kindness of people who want to see us succeed and do what we love, we’ve continued and fought through the adversity.

Tomorrow, we are in Richmond, Kentucky to play for Clark Moores Middle School at 9am, Caudill Middle School at 10:15am, and Madison Middle School at 1pm. After that, we drive to Buffalo, NY to complete the tour on Sunday at the Beau Fleuve Music & Arts Celebration. #tourlife #chuckiecampbell #rememberthename #buffalohiphop #buffalomusic #buffalorappers #finelytunedtaste #grilledcheese (at Tin Roof)
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Excellent night of live music last night at Hero’s in Fort Smith, AR! We covered three hours with the band, made some new friends, passed out door prizes, half shots of bourbon, t-shirts, and hoodies — all made possible by @threechordbourbon ! And we march on! #nationaltour #fortsmith #buffalohiphop #buffalorappers #buffalomusic #chuckiecampbell #threechordbourbon (at Hero’s)
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Just arrived in Huntsville, AL at SideTracks Music Hall for Chuckie Campbell with special guest DJ Atwist at Sidetracks Music Hall! Happy birthday, Greg Luckett! Let’s go! No quit in US! #tour #buffalomusic #buffalomusicians #buffalohiphop #buffalorappers #buffalohiphop #nationaltour #alabama #huntsville #sidetracks (at SideTracks Music Hall)
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