Shamako Noble

{{short description|American rapper}}

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| genre = Hip hop

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Shamako Noble is a hip hop artist, cultural organizer, and political theorist from San Jose, California. He was one of the co-founders of the Hip Hop Congress.{{Cite book |last1=Gosa |first1=Travis L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pXlYCwAAQBAJ&dq=Shamako+noble&pg=PA64 |title=The Hip Hop & Obama Reader |last2=Nielson |first2=Erik |date=2015 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-934181-8 |language=en}} He was a candidate for U.S. Senate for California in 2016,{{cite web|url=http://www.cagreens.org/elections/2016/statewide-candidate-questionnaire-shamako-noble-us-senate|title=GPCA 2016 statewide candidate questionnaire - Shamako Noble, US Senate {{!}} Green Party of California (GPCA)|publisher=Green Party of California|accessdate=16 October 2015}} though he did not actually file to be on the ballot.{{clarify|date=March 2024}} He was interviewed by several news stations while he was participating in organizing Romneyville, a protest encampment outside the 2012 Republican National Convention.{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Circles |date=2012-08-27 |title=Green Party VP Candidate Cheri Honkala Joins "Romneyville" Encampment to Give Voice to the Poor |url=https://havanatimes.org/latin-america/green-party-vp-candidate-cheri-honkala-joins-romneyville-encampment-to-give-voice-to-the-poor/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Havana Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=A Black, Green and White Talk with Shamako Noble of Hip Hop Congress {{!}} Freepress.org |url=https://freepress.org/article/black-green-and-white-talk-shamako-noble-hip-hop-congress |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=freepress.org}}