{"id":38484,"date":"2024-03-21t19:38:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-21t19:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=38484"},"modified":"2024-04-04t14:04:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04t14:04:13","slug":"eco-hip-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/eco-hip-hop\/","title":{"rendered":"don&#8217;t fight, attract: dj cavem&#8217;s eco hip-hop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"don\u2019t fight, attract: dj cavem\u2019s eco hip-hop\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=zp933-15bb3d6-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=arial&#038;skin=f6f6f6&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=8bbb4e\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>hip hop artist ietef vita, known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chefietef.com\/\">dj cavem<\/a>, expresses his love for environmental justice through his unique approach to music, which he calls, \u201ceco hip-hop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>originally from denver, colorado, vita has expressed concerns about the tendency for hip-hop culture to shy away from issues that relate to health and the environment. in response, vita heavily incorporates advocacy for environmental sustainability in his lyrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>this eco hip-hop-loving rapper has also been a part of several community initiatives including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegrowhaus.org\/\">growhaus<\/a>, a nonprofit education center for improving the community\u2019s access to nutrition, a youth workshop that oversees 190 community gardens, and has worked with organizations that host health and wellness camps during the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"1393\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_5158.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38492\" style=\"width:454px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">courtesy of ietef vita. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>vita, who holds a ph.d. in urban ecology from the denver institute of urban studies, has performed his music on stage with nationally recognized artists such as public enemy, wyclef jean, 2 chainz, and questlove, not to mention that he was invited by first lady michelle obama to perform at the white house to publicize her <em>let\u2019s move<\/em> plan.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>through his eco hip-hop, vita has been spreading awareness within his community to promote and support urban gardening. according to vita, the denver community is experiencing a lack of fresh food choices as processed foods dominate grocery store shelves in communities of color. vita is inspired by urban gardening and he believes that it can promote better eating habits, as well as erase trauma in the black community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>george washington university student oscar nzekwu interviews dj cavem, a denver, colorado hip hop artist whose lyrics about urban gardening inspire environmental consciousness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21816,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4935,7095,4896,4900,5195],"tags":[],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-38484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-conservation","category-art","category-food","category-green-living","category-justice"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v23.4 - 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