House of Ladosha

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House of Ladosha is a New York City-based artistic collective and LGBT rap duo including Antonio Blair ("Dosha Devastation aka La Fem LaDosha") and Adam Radakovich ("Cunty Crawford"). [1] [2] Other members include Neon Christina Ladosha (Christopher Udemezue), Magatha Ladosha (Michael Magnan), YSL Ladosha (Yan Sze Li), General Rage Ladosha (Riley Hooker), and Juliana Huxtable. Many of the members met as freshmen at Parsons School of Design. [3] The group was founded in 2007. [4] They have opened for Azealia Banks and performed with SSION. [5] [6] The last recorded time that House of Ladosha was in-person for an event was April 10, 2019. [7] Member Juliana Huxtable has been in Berlin while being unable to perform, joining local protests against racism and police brutality. [8]

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House of Ladosha proposes chic, politically conscious designs for the world that the LGBT community wants. [9] Members of the House of Ladosha work in video installation, performance art, drag, and music. [3] On occasion, the members of the House of Ladosha collaborate and work on content together. House of Ladosha create diverse content that makes one think about the content that they are looking at or listening to. Some members are inspiration for other members, while some members help each other with technical problems. Their music has been cited as a "deconstruction of hip-hop masculinity and sexuality" and Blair and Radakovich have referenced the film Paris is Burning as a major influence on their music as well as clothing. [10] [6]

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  2. ↑ Considine, Clare (2012-06-08). "Zebra Katz, Mykki Blanco and the rise of queer rap". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  3. 1 2 "HOUSE OF LADOSHA with Laila Pedro". brooklynrail.org. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
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