Mindbender Since 1996, Adhimu "Mindbender" Stewart has consistently created a completely new definition of MC, every single time he rhymes into a mic. His mission is to open the mind's third eye while simultaneously satisfying the third ear of the listener, taking them into a brave new world where intellectual song concepts, creative metaphors, and deep social commentaries reign supreme. Mindbender's exciting and unpredictable flow is intense and refreshingly original, displaying a vast vocabulary and delivering unique wordplay in every song.
In 2006, Mindbender completed a record-breaking fifth consecutive year as the host and organizer of Toronto's most popular and longest running open mic showcase, called "In Divine Style". Mindbender also has been involved in numerous volunteer collectives in various Toronto communities, using hip hop music and culture to help children's self-development, while being constructive and creative.
Before attending the historic Millions More Movement event in Washington, Mindbender finished background work on 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Trying" major motion picture, and "Sixteen Blocks" with Mos Def and Bruce Willis. Mindbender is also a journalist/columnist for Pound Magazine, where he has covered the Canadian hip hop scene from coast-to-coast for over 3 years, along with writing the cover story featuring Kanye West in 2003, and interviewing John Legend, Prince Paul, Twista, Kool G. Rap, Young Buck, Phonte of Little Brother, among others. In 2006, Mindbender completed "The Invisible Rhythm Showcase", his long-awaited experimental acapella album, and "No More Mr. Fu*king Nice Guy Volume 2: The Blasphemy Masterpiece" concept mixtape/album, which are both the official follow-up releases to the critically-acclaimed double CD "Beautiful Mutant".
Mindbender is currently seeking a team of business associates that can assist in manifesting his bold and prosperous vision of innovative music to unparalleled success in 2006, taking Mindbender and friends to new heights of artistic accomplishment within the promising Toronto and Canadian music scene.
"since I was 17 years old, I controlled this like a veteran/ uncompetitive foes froze, my flows injected is a medicine..." - Mindbender
MINDBENDER DISCOGRAPHY
2006 - "No More Mr Fu*king Nice Guy Vol. 2" - Mindbender Mixtape/Concept CD
2006 - "Invisible Rhythm Showcase" - Mindbender acapella album
2006 - "In Space No One Can Hear You Rhyme" CD - Supreme Being Unit album featuring Conspiracy, produced by Weez-El, Western Canada DMC Champion
2006 - "Supertoke Vol. 1" Rhythmicru mixtape CD
2006 - "Thundera Sound Crew - The Middle Man" DJ Extrodinare mixtape CD
2005 - "One Mic/50 MCs" mixtape CD - a DJ Projeksiun/DJ Flash release
2005 - "Let The Games Begin" Just Entertainment double mix CD
2005 - "The 5th Element Fast Lyfe" Compilation Series Vol. 3 CD
2004 - "Beautiful Mutant" ~ Mindbender album/Futurecho Records double CD - Urbnet/Outside distribution
2004 - "No More Mr. Fu*king Nice Guy Vol. 1" - Mindbender Mixtape CD
2004 - "The Invasion LP" - guest appearance on Dragon Fli Empire CD
2003 - "Bassments of Badmen Vol. 2" - Hand'Solo Records compilation CD
2002 - "Fantasyland Before Time" - Mindbender album/Futurecho Records CD
2001 - "In Another Universe" - Mindbender EP/Futurecho Records CD
1996 - "Mental Reverse/Spiritual Rebirth" CD - Supreme Being Unit album featuring Conspiracy
MINDBENDER CONCERT FEATURE PERFORMANCES: A FEW CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
* CMW Hip Hop Showcase - Mindbender & the Definitive Jux Crew (~El-P, Aesop Rock, Mr. Lif, Cage, Camu Tao) @ The Opera House - March 2006
* Aceyalone, RJD2, Busdriver in concert @ The Phoenix - February 2006
* Style In Progress @ Dundas Square (~Empire, Bishop, Mathematik, Tara Chase, S.T.A.Y., Promise, DJ Dopey and 20 others) - August 2005
* Peace & Unity International Hip Hop Festival @ Metro Hall (~Jeru the Damaja, Royce da 5'9", Special Ed, CL Smooth, and others) - July 2005
* NXNE Hip Hop Showcase with In Divine Style @ The Hooch - June 2005
* Videodrome.tv DVD release @ Call the Office, London , Ont. - January 2005
* Urbnet 2004 Cross Canada Tour with Tru-paz and Offsides (~with shows in Vancouver , Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon , Regina, and Winnipeg)
* Poetry Showcase @ Harbourfront Center - July 2004
* SBU Reunion Performance @ Caliente's in Edmonton - January 2004
* Pigeon John in Concert @ Tequila Lounge - May 2003
* Theology 3/Masia One/Mindbender @ Q Bar - April 2003
* Mindbender & Eternia Performance for NMS @ S.O.B.'s in New York City (~MF DOOM, Afu Ra, Bigg Jus, El-P, Atmosphere) - October 2000
* Mindbender, Aceyalone and Blackalicious @ the Embassy in London , Ont. - October 1998
VARIOUS QUOTES ON MINDBENDER and SUPREME BEING UNIT MUSIC
"Twenty-two tracks deep, this is a revolution in the sound medium. Don't sleep." - URB Magazine Record Report, 'Mental Reverse/Spiritual Rebirth' review, May 1998
"The Supreme Being Unit from Toronto are powerful, to say the least. Their new album is a refreshing entry... SBU is very easy to listen to, and no group has kicked so many conspiracy theories since the glory days of Public Enemy." ~ Insomniac Magazine from Miami, Florida, Issue #9, 1998
"…outstanding debut." - independents day, Hip Hop Connection ~ London, England, Slick Rick Cover, July 1998
"Conspiracy and Mindbender are the two MC/DJ/producers laying down insane otherworldly uncut dope on this 'Mental Reverse/Spiritual Rebirth'. Their lyrical barrage is so thick, dense and unrelenting, you are forced to rewind several times to let it all enter your mind… Calling all heads - support true hip hop, right in your backyard." - T'Cha Dunleavy, Hour Magazine, Montreal, Quebec - March 1998
"SBU's second album, 'Mental Reverse, Spiritual Rebirth' is a ferocious lyrical double header. Each MC has his own concept side -- Mindbender explores paranoia, porn and power structures on 'Mental Reverse', while Conspiracy eulogizes roaches and talks regeneration and space travel on ' Spiritual Rebirth'." - international journalist Lizz Mendez Berry , eye magazine - February 1999
"Known as half of Canada's infamous Supreme Being Unit (SBU) and major part of the "In Divine Style" movement (which included a magazine and a weekly spot at The Hooch) - Mindbender is a familiar voice and face in Canada's scene. Fusing spacy imaginations, barrier bursting vision, and a love for Hip Hop as a culture, Mindbender's rapid-fire delivery is his signature sound... transmitting charged emotions through microphones, his style appeals to the mind and to the emotions." - Toronto Urban Music Festival performer for WORD Magazine - August 2002
"...listening to his debut LP, one would scarcely guess that underground MC Mindbender hails from Toronto, let alone Planet Earth…" - Chart Magazine album review, February 2003
"Mindbender's rapid-fire spitting and complex rhymes combined with spaced-out Dorc production, creates a completely out of universe experience…" - Pound Magazine album review, #16, April 2003
"As evidenced on Beautiful Mutant and its predecessor, Fantasyland Before Time, Mindbender's verbosity is breathtaking" - Errol Nazareth - eye magazine - October 2004
"Hip Hop's Hidden Gem: Mindbender of Supreme Being Unit--a Toronto-area MC, DJ, host, promoter, manager and all-around pillar of the Toronto hip hop community" - The McMaster Silhouette - March 2004
"For a taste of true Toronto hip hop, raw and uncut, catch the 'In Divine Style' open stage Thursday night at The Hooch ( 817 Queen St. W.). Hosted by none other than Mindbender himself, and featuring DJs Fritz the Cat (of Vice magazine fame), Druncness Monster, and More or Les spinning beats in between sets, it's a showcase for local underground talent that won't disappoint." - The McMaster Silhouette - March 2004
"...Mindbender is one of the first live MCs I've ever seen who's possessed a genuinely dramatic flair. The image of him lurching about the stage, eyes squinched shut with concentration and roaring at the drunk kids in the front row is not something I'll forget anytime soon. With any luck we'll be hearing more from this angry young man in the future... {performance rating: 80 out of 100}" - Alison Lang, Chart Magazine, review for Def Jux concert, March 2006
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Adhimu Stewart
Email 1: mindbendersupreme@gmail.com
Email 2: mindbender777@hotmail.com
Website: www.supremebeingunit.com