Albert Daniels
| Albert Daniels | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Albert Daniels |
| Born | January 8, 1983 |
| Origin | Bronx, New York, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, artist, producer, poet, and rapper |
| Associated acts | DMC, Kanye West, KRS-One, MC Lyte, T.I., Naledge, Macy Gray, Fabolous, Maino, Abiodun Oyewole |
| Website | twitter.com/albeback |
Albert Daniels (born January 8, 1983 in Bronx, New York), also known as Albe Back, often stylized ALBe. Back, is an actor, artist, producer, poet, and rapper.
Early life
Albert Daniels was born and raised in Bronx, New York and is of Black and Puerto Rican descent.
Career
Acting
In 2006 Daniels was in the Chris Robinson directed film ATL[1] alongside T.I.. Daniels played the role of “Brooklyn”, a New York transplant and one of Rashad's (played by T.I.) closest friends. Robinson had known Daniels since he was a young production assistant on his music video shoots in New York.
According to Chris Robinson "When he was a production assistant on music video shoots in New York, he was this annoying kid who was always getting fired because he was so inquisitive and obnoxious. But I always thought he had something. Eight years later, I ran into him in New York at a poetry reading and knew he was perfect. But he had to audition and he didn’t have any money to get to Atlanta, so he went out and hustled money doing poetry in the subways, got on the bus and came down. He was amazing and he got the part. He deserved it."[2]
Daniels also played himself in SP!T,[3] a Rotimi Rainwater film about the world of spoken word and four poets and their attempt to make it to a national slam competition. SP!T explores the connection between spoken word and Hip Hop. In the film Daniels gives viewers his perspective on soul searching in the world of poetry, and finding solace and refuge in a place called the Nuyorican Poets Café.[4]
In 2013 ALBe Back signed With Big time commercial agency [5]
He is set to star in the upcoming 2Pac biopic, All Eyez on Me as AB.
Poetry
As a poet and musician, Daniels is known as Albe Back. In 2006, he was featured on episode 8 of Season 5 of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry.
Music
In 2008 Albe Back was featured in XXL Magazine's "FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS '08" in "Al Be Back: For My People".[6] In the same year he also released his mixtape Love You More which he collaborated with artists such as Naledge, and 88 Keys. Love You More also features the hit single "Mira Mira" in which Albe collaborated with rapper Fabolous.
In the summer of 2008 ALBe BACK was named unsigned hype in hip hops Legendary Source Magazine.
In 2009, he released his album Hi. for free download. The album featured guest appearances from KRS-One, MC Lyte, and the track "Goodnight", which had been featured on Kanye West's Graduation album. Albe Back, along with Mos Def lay vocals on the track.
In 2010, Albe Back released his mixtape Back 2 Dope which was executive produced by Jared Lee Gosselin and features rapper Maino, DMC, Macy Gray, and Albe's mentor and co-founder of The Last Poets, Abiodun Oyewole.
In 2011, 2dopeboyz.com Released a joint project with ALBe Back "Raphael Dela Ghetto" Featuring Allen Ritter & Ski Beatz as Producers.
In 2012 ALBe Back workshopped his One Man Play "Apartment 3B" set to release in 2014
In 2013 ALBe Back Scored music on a Major Motion picture called "N.Y.C. Underground" Directed by Jessy Terrero, starring actors Evan Ross and Dania Ramerez
In 2013 ALBe Back Featured On a Talib Kweli "Gravitas" With a song called "Art Imitates life" Featuring The Roots Black Thought and Rah Digga
Discography
Albums
Hi.[7] (2009)
Mixtapes
Love You More (2008)
Back 2 Dope (2010)
"2dopeboyz.com Presents Raphael Dela Ghetto" (2011)
ALBe Back has musically worked with
Kanye West "Good Night" Mos Def "Good Night" Macy Grey "Money" Fabolous "Mira Mira" DMC (Run DMC) "I like it" Joell Ortiz "Dinero" Talib Kweli "Art Imitates life" Krs One "16 17 18"
The One Minute Show
Beginning in 2010, Albe Back began filming an online series of shorts called The One Minute Show[8] in collaboration with Creative Control TV. After the first season, Albe Back and his multimedia company JusBe,[9] began to manage and produce the shorts in which he interviews people in a minute or less. His shorts have highlighted people such as Bridget Barkan, Stalley, Angie Martinez, Dame Dash, and Ski Beatz.
Other Appearances
MTV News Mixtape Mondays[10] (2008)
Cameo in Alicia Keys' "Teenage Love Affair" Music Video[11]
Cameo in T.I.'s "What You Know" Music Video
Cameo in Ludacris' "Celebrity Chick" Music Video
References
- ↑ Austin, Dallas; Daniels, Albert; David, Keith; Harris, Tip; Lassiter, James; London, Lauren; Long, Jackie; Newton, Vaughn; Robinson, Chris; Ross, Evan; Watkins, Tionne; Weaver, Jason; Williamson, Mykelti (2006). In the Rink: A Director's Journey; Behind-the-scenes look at ATL. (DVD). Warner Bros. Pictures. Retrieved on 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "ATL (2006) - Starring Tip "T.I." Harris, Lauren London, Evan Ross...". madeinatlantis.com. 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "Sp!t". IMDb. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "SP!T". Audience, Withoutabox. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ Arlene Thornton & Assoc
- ↑ "FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS '08: Al Be Back: For My People". XXL Mag. 25 December 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "Press Release: ALBe BACK - "Hi"". Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "The One Minute Show". CreativeControl TV. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "The Multi-talented Albe Back". Creme Magazine: Lifestyles of the Young and Affluent. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ Reid, Shaheem (28 July 2008). "Back To The 'Bash' With T.I., Young Jeezy, Ludacris And The Game: Mixtape Monday". MTVNews. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "Albert Daniels - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 8 April 2011.