Invincible (rapper)
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Invincible | |
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| Also known as | Ill Weaver |
| Born | Ilana Weaver Script error: No such module "person date". Urbana, Illinois, U.S. |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Genres | Political hip-hop |
| LabelTemplate:Pluralize from text | Emergence Media |
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Ilana Weaver (Template:Langx; born Script error: No such module "Birth based on age as of dates".),[1] also known as Ill Weaver and more commonly by their stage name Invincible, is an American and Israeli rapper based in Detroit.
Early life
Weaver's mother is Israeli, and their father is from St. Louis, Missouri. When they were one year old, they moved to Israel, returning to the United States at the age of 7. Their first language was Hebrew; they learned English from hip-hop music as a child and stopped speaking Hebrew by age ten.[2][3] Upon their return to the United States, they first lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan, then moved to Detroit.[4]
At age 15, Weaver started performing at open mic nights and getting into Detroit's battle scene in its late-1990s heyday. Weaver's passion for activism was sparked when members of the Ku Klux Klan gathered and spoke at Ann Arbor's city hall. Invincible was disgusted with what they heard, but felt they could not do anything about it.[4]
Career
Beginning in 1997, Invincible was a member of the Anomalies crew.[2] They collaborated with Finale, Suheir Hammad, Marco Polo, Tunde Olaniran, and Waajeed of the Platinum Pied Pipers.[5]
In 2008, Invincible released their debut album, ShapeShifters, via Emergence, a record label they co-founded. In 2010, Invincible performed at the Can A Sista Rock a Mic? festival in Washington, D.C.[6] That same year, Invincible received attention after the music video for "Ropes" was banned on mtvU, MTV's college-targeted channel, after it was deemed "too problematic" because of its theme of suicide.[7] The ban was later lifted.[8] Also around this time, Invincible worked in youth organizing with Detroit Summer's Live Arts Media Project[1] and the US-Palestine Youth Solidarity Network.[9]
Personal life
Weaver identifies as gender-nonconforming, and uses they/them pronouns.[10] They hold American and Israeli citizenship.[11] Weaver is anti-Zionist and a critic of Israel.[2][11][12]
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lyden, Jacki (December 8, 2008). "Reclaiming Detroit Means Reinventing A City". NPR. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Swan, Rachel (July 16, 2008). "Invincible in Two Worlds". East Bay Express. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Smith, Brian (August 6, 2008). "Invincibility". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Invincible Interview". Rap Genius.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.J-23 (August 17, 2005). "Platinum Pied Pipers - Triple P". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Merry, Stephanie (June 1, 2010). "Nightlife Agenda: Capital Pride and Can A Sista Rock A Mic festivals kick off". Washington Post. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Clark, Anna (May 4, 2010). "MTV bans female rapper's "suicidal" video". Salon. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Harling, Danielle (September 20, 2010). "MTVU Lifts Ban On Invincible's "Ropes" Video". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nagaraja, Tej (July 18, 2008). "Outervisions: A Review of Invincible's "ShapeShifters"". The Indypendent. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Weaver, ill (December 7, 2015). "THEY: Statement of Nonconformity". EMERGENCE Media. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Healey, Josh (2010). "Invincible Hip-Hop: Slipping the Medicine In". Tikkun. 25 (3): 47–50. doi:10.1215/08879982-2010-3016. ISSN 0887-9982.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.weaver, ill (December 29, 2023). "invincibledet". Instagram.
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