Groundbreaking art-rock performer, author and spoken word artist OTEP shook things up at SXSW this past weekend by dropping her latest artistic protest of mounting regressive political actions. OTEP took a further stand for equal rights with the world premiere of her empowering new music video for the heavy, rap-influenced …
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With their latest offering to the nu-metal gods, OTEP transcends Generation Doom’s Mad Max: Fury Road-themed album art to throw lyrical punches at topics as politically-charged as police brutality, LGBTQ+ equality, climate change, and the Syrian refugee crisis. This is only enhanced by the private struggles of vocalist, Otep Shamaya—which …
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Defying definition, Otep Shamaya is a multi-faceted creature known as much for her lyrical tongue and fierce growls, as for her outspoken personality and willingness to defend her beliefs on today’s politics, LGBTQ+ rights, moral veganism, and more. Music Existence was able to connect with Shamaya via Skype before she …
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