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About Lord Cashus D

Lord Cashus D artist, poet, educator and with impressive list of accomplishments, entrepreneur, CEO of Creative Minds House of Culture and Universal Teachers and spiritual Leader for the Universal Zulu Nation the oldest hip hop organization in the world created by Afrika Bambaataa in 1973.

As a powerful motivational speaker, Lord Cashus D believes that to enhance the power of youth is to educate them through culture. Lord Cashus D has been brining his art forum to life for the last twenty years.

Lord Cashus D has appeared on many stages across the nation including the International Festival of Life, Reggae Ambassador World Wide, and dozen of venues throughout the country. He has opened for many acts such as: Public Enemy, Arrested Development, Queen Latifah, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, The Last Poets, Ail Scott Heron, George Clinton, KRS-One and Afrika Bambaataa. He also was number one for the Spoken Roots and Culture Night of the Living Dreads album.

As an educator, with his unique style of teaching combined with his knowledge of African-American studies, world history and hip hop, Lord Cashus D has taught both young and old.

Lord Cashus D studies of hip hop culture has graced such institutions as Harvard University, Fort Valley State, Fisk University, Northern Illinois University, Northeastern Illinois University – Center for Inner City Studies, Malcolm X, Kennedy King and Chicago State University. He also has lecture at many youth organizations, community centers and organizations throughout the United States.

What are Infinity Lessons?

The Infinity Lessons came into common use under the leadership of Afrika Bambaataa, the founding father of Hip Hop Culture, in the 1970's, Bronx, New York. It contained various writings, essays, and information designed to organize, unify, and educate the young street tribes. By drawing core lessons of knowledge, wisdom, understanding and love from a broad base of religious and philosophical frameworks, the lessons have taught the principles of Universal Zulu Nation and Hip Hop for over three decades and are recognized by many scholars, historians, and pioneers as a formative part of Hip Hop history.

From the book Can't Stop Won't Stop by Jeff Chang

Page 105: While gang legacies remained, Bambaataa steadfastly pushed the organization in the direction of his new motto: "Peace, Love, Unity and Having Fun". By the early '80s, he had largely succeeded. But without the military hierarchy of the gang structure, the Zulu name was still prone to being tarnished by knuckleheads.

Bambaataa says, "We had to come up with something to get the order back. That's when I started thinking, and it was coming back to me, all the teachings and everything I experienced. I started sitting down and writing things from my head. Other people started saying .'Well this is a belief that I've had.' So then I started taking from all people of knowledge to make up our lessons. And it started catching on and keeping people in check."

In place of a set of beliefs or a ten-point platform, the Universal Zulu Nation offered Seven Infinity Lessons, which formed the basic foundation of principles for a member. The lessons established a fundamental code of conduct and gave broad directives to the Zulu "way of life."

Page 106: Most important, the Lessons were an evolving document. They would expand and change as more members came into the fold. By definition, they were open ended, infinite.

Push the ' knowledge' button of this website to find many of the official Infinity Lessons as well as articles on different topics that are gathered throughout the years by UZN Chapter Holland. Its content doesn't necessarily show the opinion of Universal Zulu Nation Chapter Holland but is put online to share with you, giving you food for thought.

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Interview: Lord Yoda X, King Khazm, Orbitron

by UZN Malaysia

1.What are the objectives of Universal Zulu Nation and what is the aim of setting up the Malaysian Chapter? Lord Yoda X:

The objectives of The Universal Zulu Nation are many- mostly we are truth seekers as well as teachers and students. We educate through the use of Hip-Hop Culture. The Malaysian chapter would be set up to help other chapters learn of the culture there. As well as going into the community and teaching the youth. Helping in community affairs. also spreading true Hip-Hop culture through the country.

King Khazm:

The goal of the UZN is to be able to provide a platform for young people to come together and be a part of something that is positive and is constructive to the local community. We use the artistic elements of Hip Hop Culture as an outlet for expression and a means in which we can celebrate our individuality, peacefully in unity.

2. What will being a member of Universal Zulu Nation mean? Lord Yoda X:

Becoming a member of The Universal Zulu Nation means being a part of a worldwide organization. We are the first family of Hip-Hop.

The HipHop Declaration Of Peace

The HipHop Declaration of Peace was presented to the United Nations Organization on May 16th 2001. It was signatured by various organizations such as: Temple Of Hip Hop, Ribbons International, UNESCO and also by 300 Hip-Hop activists, pioneers and UN delegates.

In the first place this document recognizes Hip-Hop as an international culture of peace and prosperity. It is also a set of principles which advise all Hip-Hoppers on how to sustain the peaceful character of Hip Hop Kulture and to form worldwide peace.

Additionally this declaration is meant to show Hip-Hop as a positive phenomenon which has nothing in common with the negative image of Hip Hop as something that corrupts young people and encourages them to break the law. KRS One, Pop Master Fabel, Afrika Bambaataa, Ralph Mc Daniels and Harry Allen were some of the people who had their share in creating the declaration.

The Future For Us

By ZULU KING EXCEL  
Universal Zulu Nation  Djindi Worabak  Australia

Hip Hop Culture and its organization is the legacy of those pioneers before us. Their vision for uplifting the community through the universal language of music has raised a self created movement that has spanned more than 30+ years and continues to grow through out the Planet Rock, an organization that self preserves Hip Hop History

Afrika Bambaataa letter to the world of Hip Hop

The legendary Afrika Bambaataa and his organization The Zulu Nation want you to read this message:

I, Afrika Bambaataa, have heard it all, read it all, in many magazines throughout the world, and seen almost all in this continuing bullshit about: