Larry “Lak” Henderson on Late Night

Larry "Lak" Henderson

On Wednesday December 28, 2011, 8pm-11pm/PST Swoop’s World Late Night welcomes Larry “Lak” Henderson. Join us as we get to know this entrepreneur and how he is using rap, and hip-hop to assist in educating our youth. Tune in at Swoopsworld.com.

New Jersey entrepreneur Larry “Lak” (pronounced LOCK) Henderson is the co-founder, CEO, recording artist and co-producer of Smart Music Entertainment. Since 2007, Smart Music has created high-quality educational hip-hop music using a blend of educational lyrics and underground hip-hop beats. Their new CD, Lesson One: Hip-Hop and Education, uses rap lyrics and today’s hip-hop beats to hit on topics such as money management, African-American impact, politics, geography and history.

Hot lyrics and dope rhymes are nothing without a flow, and when it comes to combining all three elements, no one does it better than Lak…

Lak (which stands for Life and Knowledge) is a brilliant, versatile lyricist devoted to staking his claim on hip-hop and taking it to new and exciting levels. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he began rhyming in the fourth grade. Growing up in the center of hip-hop’s golden era of the 1980s, when true lyricism dominated the airways, Lak was inspired by the legends of that era – Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J, KRS-One and EPMD to name a few. After listening to Lak flow, it’s easy to assess that he is the new version of an old school hip-hop tradition. He captures the heart of what hip-hop was built upon – realism and passion.

A true entertainer, Lak is known for his stage show that hypnotizes audiences with intense rhymes, ill metaphors and a rousing delivery. He was an on-air personality at Rutgers University’s WRSU-FM 88.7 where he was the host of the popular “Led-Lak Show.” He has performed in countless shows and rap battles and has appeared on numerous underground mixtapes. Lak has also been featured as a guest on several radio and television programs including CBS Radio and BET. He earned a B.A. from Rutgers University.

After our interviews with Larry “Lak” Henderson, we’ll be up to all of our usual fun including beer tasting, sports talk, and rants, during “Brewskis” Beer Tasting sponsored by DrinksWinesSpirits.com, Taylor’s segment of T-Bones Timeout, and Chris’ CLiv’s Time to Bitch.

This week on “Brewskis” Beer Tasting sponsored by DrinksWinesSpirits, we are tasting Diamond Bear’s Paradise Porter From Diamond Bear Brewery. located in Little Rock Arkansas.

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