- Collection:
- Athens Music Project Oral History Collection, 2014-2020
- Title:
- Montu Miller interviewed by Jasmine Mokah Johnson, 1 June 2016
- Creator:
- Miller, Montu
Johnson, Jasmine Mokah - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-01
- Subject:
- Music--Georgia--Athens
Music
Georgia--Athens - People:
- Miller, Montu
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- interviews
oral histories (literary works) - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Montu Miller was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and attended the University of Georgia. He was a founder of the Athens group Dreaded Mindz, and is a music promoter in Athens since the early 2000s.
Interviewed by Jasmine Mokah Johnson.
Montu Miller talks about growing up in a culture of hip hop, his early involvement in the Athens hip hope scene, and while in college founding the group Dreaded Mindz which hosted weekly poetry and rap events in his apartment. Miller discusses the climate and perceptions surrounding hip hop in the early 2000s, the difficulty of finding receptive downtown venues, and Dreaded Mindz' role in growing the local hip hop movement. He mentions some of the group's original members, women's role in the organization, and the support of the Tasty World club as a hip hop venue. Miller discusses the need for a meeting place for different styles of hip hop, the impact of the Athens Hip hop Awards, and the growing incorporation of hip hop includes partnering with musical festivals, schools, and organizations and working behind-the-scenes to grow the Athens hip hop scene. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL379AMP-024/ohms
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Athens Music Project Oral History Collection, AMP 024, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 sound recording (ca. 52 min.) : digital
- Original Collection:
- Athens Music Project Oral History Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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