:Draft:Thunda Man

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= Thunda Man =

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Mebraknegodguwad Mahtemework (Amharic: መብረቅነጎድጓድ ማኅተምወርቅ; born September 1, 1991){{cite web |title=Ras Nebyu Is Washington, D.C.'s 'Uptown Lion Walkin' {{!}} OkayAfrica |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/ras-nebyu-uptown-lion-walkin-interview/ |website=www.okayafrica.com |language=en}} better known by his stage name THUNDA MAN (formerly Ras Nebyu){{cite web |last1=Richards |first1=Chris |title=Review {{!}} As omicron slows down our nightlife, check out these new recordings from DMV artists |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2022/02/02/dmv-recordings-february-round-up/#:~:text=Having%20recently%20changed%20his%20nom,of%20digital%20and%20organic%20thunderclaps. |website=The Washington Post |date=2 February 2022}}, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Washington, DC, he embarked on his musical journey in 2011 gaining local recognition as a founding member of the creative collective “Washington Slizzards”{{cite web |last1=Alim |first1=Teta |title=Ras Nebyu: The Singing Rapper Spreading ‘Slizzatrism’ Across The World |url=https://wamu.org/story/15/12/08/ras_nebyu_the_singing_rapper_spreading_slizzatrism_across_the_world/ |website=WAMU |language=en}}. His music being labeled as a hip-hop/reggae fusion hybrid{{cite web |title=KYS Versus: Get To Know Ras Nebyu |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12ZlTzYTGaQ |date=22 December 2017}}, Mahtemework has been described as having “melodic styles of delivery and rapping” being acknowledged by VICE as “a gem among many rocks…a well-respected artist to emerge from the scene.” via an [https://www.vice.com/da/article/can-washington-dc-be-a-new-capital-for-rap-scene-report/ online article] published in 2016.{{Cite web |date=2016-03-14 |title=Speakers in the House: Can Washington, DC Be a New Capital for Rap? |url=https://www.vice.com/da/article/can-washington-dc-be-a-new-capital-for-rap-scene-report/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=VICE |language=da-DK}} Over the years Mahtemework has garnered support from the Ethiopian American community particularly within the DC Metropolitan area due to his lyrics touching on themes of spirituality, pan-Africanism, gentrification and other issues faced by black people throughout the diaspora.{{Cite web |title=Ras Nebyu |url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2017/events/MS40199 |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=SXSW 2025 Schedule |language=en}}