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Rapper / lawyer Shahid Buttar will record an electro-house dance track about NSA spying with DJ Jen Woolfe, then shoot a music video.

NSA vs USA: an electro-house dance track & music video

Rapper / lawyer Shahid Buttar will record an electro-house dance track about NSA spying with DJ Jen Woolfe, then shoot a music video.
Rapper / lawyer Shahid Buttar will record an electro-house dance track about NSA spying with DJ Jen Woolfe, then shoot a music video.
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What I meant to say....

I sent an update earlier this week that (due to a Kickstarter bug which they've since fixed) omitted all the links below pointing to videos, articles, music, and more. 

The... Read more

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A timely anniversary + thanks for making it happen!

The NSA vs USA music video we released a year ago -- thanks to your support -- reached its 9,000th viewer on YouTube this past weekend! 

June 6 will be... Read more

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5,000 views in 3.5 months. Get ready for remixes....

It took 3.5 months for the NSA vs USA music video you enabled to reach our desired goal of 5,000 viewers. Thanks for helping us get there within a single... Read more

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Off to the races....

A lot can happen in just a few weeks!

The NSA vs USA music video that you helped make possible has reached nearly 5,000 viewers, less than 2 months after it... Read more

Fun surprises on all fronts

In less than 3 weeks, our NSA vs USA music video has reached over 3,000 viewers! Thanks again for making the project possible.

If you haven't already, please take a... Read more

2,000 views in 5 days

Fam,

Our music video for NSA vs USA has been viewed over 2,000 times on Youtube in the first 5 days since we released it, with coverage from NPR, Boing... Read more

Happy Anniversary (and thanks for your help)!

One year ago today, the Guardian newspaper printed the first story based on documents from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, revealing massive secret domestic spying programs monitoring law-abiding Americans.

Today, I... Read more

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Get ready, and mark your calendar

We're only two weeks away from publicly releasing NSA vs USA and the music video. It's been a remarkable month!

T-shirts & hoodies are being printed and will be ready next week. The... Read more

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Almost there....

National Poetry Month seems always to conjure experiences as intense as the work it celebrates. This year has been no exception, with highlights including:

  • a video shoot in DC (preceded by a... Read more
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Halfway there

"NSA vs USA" is nearly ready for you to hear! We finished recording the vocals, producing the instrumental, and arranging the song in Moab, Utah. Today, we're moving on to... Read more

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Out of the gate

After an amazing hike and some emotional guidance worth probably a year of therapy, Jen & I laid down drum lines and percussion tracks last night, before her friend Jeff... Read more

On my way!

It's been a few weeks since my last update, so I'm writing just to check in and share a few highlights.

First, I spun my first DJ set ever just... Read more

Here we go....

I just nailed down some plans and want to share my latest updates.

A week ago today, our campaign to record "NSA vs USA" surpassed our project goal by 16%... Read more
Successfully raised $9,060 with 170 backers

Get ready to shake it!

Earlier tonight, thanks to the backing of 161 supporters, we crossed our funding threshold! 

DJ Jen Woolfe & I are scheduling recording time in Moab, I'm giving thanks for the... Read more

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Down to the wire

Happy February!  

Thanks so very much for supporting my Kickstarter campaign to record "NSA vs USA," which is poised to hit our funding target before closing in just 3... Read more

Performing alongside a national hero

Last Thursday offered some of my most memorable highlights of the new year so far. Speaking at St. John's Presbyterian Church in Berkeley, CA, I shared a microphone with some... Read more

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Happy MLK Day + a big week in SF

Happy MLK Day! 

Today offers a fitting reminder that the domestic surveillance regime has only expanded since the FBI worked for years to "neutralize" one of our nation's greatest heroes.... Read more

Heading west + crossing a milestone

I had a chance to perform "NSA vs. USA" at the DC Guerrilla Poetry Insurgency show last night in Adams-Morgan, and hope to share video soon. 

In other news, we... Read more

Shows this week in DC & SF + progress on track

Shows this week on both coasts

This Tuesday, 1/14/14 from 7-9pm, I'll be performing in Washington with the DC Guerrilla Poetry Insurgency, at Bossa on 18th St. in Adams-Morgan. Come out... Read more

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