Quick Facts

Full Name	Asheru
Occupation	Hip-Hop Artist
Date Of Birth	Dec 29, 1974(1974-12-29)
Age	50
Birthplace	Washington, D.C.
Country	United States
Horoscope	Capricorn

Asheru Biography

Asheru is one of the most popular and richest Hip-Hop Artist who was born on December 29, 1974 in Washington, D.C., United States.

Alongside his career as a hip hop artist Asheru has also served as a teacher within Washington, DC Schools since 1997, specializing in curriculum development and arts-based instruction. In 2004, he went on to earn a Master’s degree in Education from National-Louis University. He is the founder of his own community arts organization and independent music label, Guerilla Arts Ink, LLC. As an artist-educator, Asheru seeks to train and provide opportunities for artists of all media to deliver direct training and instruction in the classroom, and currently serves as Director of Arts Integration at Ballou Senior High School in Washington, D.C. He continues to advocate and mentor youth in schools and juvenile detention centers all over the country of the United States, with his unique message of promoting literacy as an intervention against youth violence, crime, unemployment, and incarceration.

In 2005, Asheru co-founded Educational Lyrics, LLC, an independent publishing company that creates culturally relevant cross-curricular teaching materials, the first of which being [H.E.L.P., or the Hip-Hop Educational Literacy Program’.] In an effort to bridge the gap between Asheru’s two passions—music and education, H.E.L.P. is a series of supplemental reading workbooks designed to HELP students of all reading levels through the innovative usage of Hip Hop lyrics for critical analysis, multicultural relevance, and effective literacy instruction.

Asheru Net Worth

Asheru is one of the richest Hip-Hop Artist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Asheru 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

As a youth, many of Asheru’s musical influences came from a wide range of Hip Hop artists such as Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, KRS-One, Public Enemy, N.W.A, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Native Tongues, Pharoahe Monch, and more, as well as the classic Soul, R&B, and Pop records of the 1970s and 1980s eras that his mother used to play throughout the house. At the age of 16, he graduated from high school and attended the University of Virginia, where he finished in 1996 with a B.A. degree in Anthropology. In the college, he formed relationships with colleagues, a group of like-minded individuals that shared a similar passion for Hip Hop music and the collective Black experience. After college, one of those colleagues, Wesley Jackson, founded an independent Hip Hop label, Seven Heads Entertainment, and in 1996 signed its first group, Unspoken Heard, made up primarily of Asheru and Jackson’s older brother, Robert Jackson, also known as “Blue Black”. Asheru and Blue Black went on to release a series of 12” singles and EPs, and in 2001 released their first album, “Soon Come”, a critically acclaimed debut, still widely considered a classic in many Hip Hop circles. In 2003, the group released their second album “48 Months”, followed by the “No Edge Ups in South Africa” album, a compilation album of other 7 Heads artists featuring the hit, “Mood Swing” with Talib Kweli.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Asheru Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Ashok Ranked on the list of most popular Hip-Hop Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Asheru celebrates birthday on December 29 of every year.

Top Facts about Asheru

1. Asheru is an American rapper and educator.
2. He is best known for his song “Judo Flip.”
3. Asheru founded the Hip Hop Education Center.
4. He has released several albums, including “Sleepless in Soweto.”
5. Asheru’s music often addresses social and political issues.
6. He has collaborated with artists such as Talib Kweli and Blue Scholars.
7. Asheru has performed at events like SXSW and the Kennedy Center.
8. His music has been featured on TV shows like “The Boondocks” and “Black Dynamite.”
9. Asheru is a graduate of Howard University in Washington D.C.
10. He continues to use hip hop as a tool for education and activism.

Where is Asheru now?

He currently travels with a live band, The ELs.

Who does the music for the boondocks?

TitlePerformer(s)

1| “I”| Asheru
2| “The Boondocks Theme”| Asheru
3| “The Hustle”| Black Lincolns
4| “More or Less”| Talib Kweli

Who rapped the boondocks intro?

Asheru, born Gabriel Benn, is an African American hip hop artist, educator, and youth activist. He is widely known for performing the opening and closing themes for the popular TV series, The Boondocks, as well as his pioneering and innovative efforts to forward the Hip Hop Education movement.

Who animated the boondocks?

Instead, the Emmy Award-winning South Korean studio Moi Animation , handled the animation for season two onwards. As a result, the following seasons of the series have more detailed animation, as well as minor updates for most of the character designs.

Who is Gangstalicious based on?

The character of Gangstalicious is loosely based on rapper 50 Cent.