Lee Chanes (or L. Chanes, sometimes simply Chanes) is an artist representing Brooklyn who approached us late last year, and who we put off repeatedly because we were working to revamp our site and get our act together. Well, he reached out from time to time, to remind us about him, never being overbearing, and while we like to think that we would have remembered on our own, we’re thankful he kept himself on our radar.
So now we have a quiet moment to assemble and check out his material, and report what we found, giving our audience another slice of the NY hip hop pie that they may not have been aware of.
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A strong leader and military innovator, Shaka is noted for revolutionizing 19th century Bantu warfare by first grouping regiments by age, and training his men to use standardized weapons and special tactics. He developed the "assegai" a short stabbing spear, and marched his regiments in tight formation, using large shields to fend off the enemies throwing spears. Over time, Shaka's troops earned such a reputation that many enemies would flee at the sight of them. He built the Zulus into a nation of over a million strong. He was also sucessful in uniting all the ethnic groups in South Africa against the despicable vestiges of colonialism.
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