Giovanni is more than just a rapper. He is a father,
poet, coach, scholar, motivational speaker, as well as, an MC. When his
words are set to music all of his various shades and sides come through to
the listener live and in living color. His ability to match metaphors and
similes has drawn comparisons to Tupac Shakur, as well as, Nikki Giovanni
(from whom he took his stage name).
The heralded
wordsmith has spent the past two decades building life into words; words
into verses; and bringing verses to life. Yet simple words cannot define
Giovanni's life, nor his verses. He is not bound by constraints of categories
such as pop, gangsta, bling-bling, crossover, or regional location. This Son
of the South embraces his Southern heritage without being defined by it. His
style comes in a variety of forms, on various topics, set to an array of
beats, rhythms, and tempos. He epitomizes diversity.
William Jeffrey Flanigan (aka Giovanni) facility to
breakdown barriers between young and old, black and white, male and female
can only be described as a gift from God. He has taken his gift and added an
enormous work ethic and multiplied the sum by pure hunger to create nothing
short of a musical genius. Its just too bad words cant define him.
Musically, I am influenced by a variety of legends in the music business.
Some of them include Tupac Shakur, Jay-Z, Nas and Notorious BIG but I think
that one of my greatest influencers in my musical career had to be LL Cool J
and Grand Master Flash. The pioneers of that generation made it possible for
me to be where I am today.
Congratulations!!!! Jeff
"Giovanni" Flanigan
Harmony Christian
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hwy 32
Saratoga, AR 71859
Sister Caroline Green Contact Person
870-388-9539
Appointed Pastor July 3,2008 by
Presiding Elder Larry Ross and Bishop William H. Graves
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Mrs. Linda
Walker, principal of Ashdown New Traditions
School, proudly announces that New
Traditions School has been awarded a STUART
Grant in the amount of $5,500 by the
Arkansas Science & Technology Authority in
Little Rock for the purchase of Classroom
Performance System (CPS) equipment .
The grant has been approved for Mr. Jeff
Flanigan, science instructor at New
Traditions, who will facilitate the program,
and Mr. Bruce Martin, language arts
instructor, who will assist.
The CPS
program is a product of eInstruction, and
the equipment will include the entire CPS
infrared instructional system, eInstruction
Exam View Learning Series, a projector and a
laptop computer.
Mrs. Walker
also wishes to invite parents of New
Traditions students and other interested
individuals to attend a Parent Meeting on
Oct. 27 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. to meet the
students and staff and to tour the
facilities. Ashdown New Traditions School is
an Alternative Learning Environment
opportunity for students in grades 5-12.