The following is a list of progressive organizations; that is, organizations that promote progressive political and/or social values. Particularly notable or relevant books may also be included.
Government watchdogs and advocates
* Campaign for America's Future
* Center for American Progress
* Center for Progressive Reform
* Center for Public Integrity
* Center for Responsive Politics
* Common Cause
* Democracy for America
* Government Accountability Project
* Institute for Policy Studies
* National Security Archive
* New America Foundation
* New Democrat Network
* People for the American Way
* Privacy International
* Progressive Maryland
* Progressive Policy Institute
* Project On Government Oversight
* Schumann Center for Media and Democracy
* Transparency International
* TrueMajority
Elections
* America Coming Together
* Americans For Democratic Action
* Center for Voting and Democracy
* Election Defense Alliance
* League of Conservation Voters
* Progressive Democrats of America
* Rock the Vote
* Verified Voting
Fundraising
* 21st Century Democrats
* ActBlue
* EMILY's List
* Media Fund
* National Committee for an Effective Congress
* OpenSecrets.org
* Public Campaign
* Grassroots Campaigns, Inc.
Law
* American Civil Liberties Union
* American Constitution Society
* Alliance for Justice
* Berkman Center for Internet and Society
* Brennan Center for Justice
* Center for Constitutional Rights
* Earthjustice (formerly Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund)
* Electronic Frontier Foundation
* First Amendment Center
* Human Rights First
* Lambda Legal
* National Lawyers Guild
* Southern Poverty Law Center
* Stanford Center for Internet and Society
Economy
* Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities
* Citizens for Tax Justice
* Center for Economic and Policy Research
* Economic Policy Institute
* Future of American Democracy Foundation
* Mobilization for Global Justice
* National Priorities Project
* United for a Fair Economy
Media advocates
* Alicia Patterson Foundation
* Center for Investigative Reporting
* Center for Media and Democracy (PR watch)
* Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
* Free Press
* Indymedia
* Institute for Public Accuracy
* Media Alliance
* MediaMatters
* Project Censored
Media outlets
* Adbusters Media Foundation
* Adbusters
* Air America Radio
* Alternative Radio
* AlterNet
* The American Prospect
* The Atlantic Monthly
* Bad Subjects
* The Baffler
* Common Dreams
* Consumer Reports
* Counterpunch
*
* '
* Dollars and Sense
* Free Speech TV
* Grist
* Guerilla News Network
* Harper's
* In These Times
* Left Business Observer
* Liblogs
* London Review of Books
* Media Matters
* Mother Jones
* MoveOn.org
* The Nation
* New Left Review
* The New Yorker
* New York Review of Books
* Nova M Radio
* NOW with Bill Moyers
* Pacifica Radio
* The Progressive
* Progressive Bloggers
* Salon.com
* TomPaine.com
* Z Magazine
Technology
* Center for Democracy and Technology
* Center for Social Media
* Chilling Effects
* Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
* Consumer Project on Technology
* Council for Responsible Genetics
* Creative Commons
* Downhill Battle
* Electronic Frontier Foundation
* Electronic Privacy Information Center
* freeculture.org
* Free Software Foundation
* IP Justice
* Institute for Global Communications
* Internet Archive
* League for Programming Freedom
* Online Policy Group
* Participatory Culture Foundation
* Peacefire
* Public Knowledge
* Public Patent Foundation
* Union for the Public Domain
* Universities Allied for Essential Medicines
* Verified Voting
Education
* American Library Association
* Coalition of Essential Schools
* FairTest
* National Education Association
* Sudbury School
* Teach for America
Citizen advocate groups
* American Friends Service Committee
* Americans for Peace Now
* Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation
* Center for Defense Information
* Center for International Policy
* Council for a Livable World
* Doctors Without Borders
* Federation of American Scientists
* Fellowship of Reconciliation
* Food Not Bombs
* Global Exchange
* Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
* Mobilization for Global Justice
* Nuclear Information and Resource Service
* Peace Action
* Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
* School of the Americas Watch
* Sojourners
* Union of Concerned Scientists
* Veterans for Peace
* Violence Policy Center
* Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Consumer advocate groups
* CASPIAN
* Center for Auto Safety
* Center for Science in the Public Interest
* Consumer Federation of America
* Consumers International
* Consumer Project on Technology
* Consumers Union
** Consumer Reports
* Co-op America
* National Consumers League
* Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
* Public Citizen
* Public Interest Research Group
Environmental
Human rights
* ACRA
* School of the Americas Watch
* Amnesty International
* Andean Commission of Jurists (Comisión Andina de Juristas)
* Center for Investigation and Popular Education (Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular (CINEP))
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* Code Pink
* Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
* Human Rights First
* Human Rights Watch
* If Americans Knew (Israel/Palestine)
* Inter-American Human Rights Commission of the Organization of American States
* International Committee of the Red Cross
* Overbrook Foundation
Labor
* AFL-CIO (ties to government)
* Chain Worker Advocacy
* Cooperative Social Economy
* Fight Privatization
* Global Fight for Justice
* Jobs with Justice
* Occupy, Resist, Produce
* Promote Direct Democracy
* Protect Indigenous Rights
* SafeSpaces (formerly National Safe Workplace Institute)
* SEIU
* Sweatshop Watch
* Workers Without Bosses
* Zapatista Army of National Liberation
* ZNet's Latin America Watch
Poverty
* Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
* Bread for the World (hunger)
* Center for Community Change
* Center for Third World Organizing
* Families USA (health care)
* Food First
* Food Not Bombs
* Habitat for Humanity (homeless)
* Hunger Project
* Invisible Children
* National Coalition for the Homeless
* National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
* Oxfam
* Partners In Health
* Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)
* The Women's Trust (microfinance organization)
Gender and reproductive rights
* American Association of University Women
* American Nurses Association
* Black Women's Health Imperative
* Catholics for a Free Choice
* Center for Reproductive Rights
* Choice USA
* Church Women United
* Dads and Daughters
* EMILY's List (fundraising for pro-choice women candidates)
* Equality Now
* Feminist Majority Foundation
* Girls Incorporated
* Institute for Democratic Studies
* Law Students for Choice
* League of Women Voters
* MADRE
* Ms. Foundation for Women
* NARAL Pro-Choice America
* National Abortion Federation
* National Council of Women's Organizations
* National Network of Abortion Funds
* National Organization for Women
* National Women's Law Center
* National Women's Political Caucus
* Planned Parenthood
* Quixote Foundation
* Radical Women
* Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
* Veteran Feminists of America
* Voters for Choice
* Women's Action for New Directions
* Women's Economic and Development Organization
* Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
* Women Leaders Online
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* The Women's Trust (microfinance organization)
Civil rights
* By Any Means Necessary (BAMN)
* Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
* Human Rights Campaign
* Lambda Legal
* Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
* National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
* National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
* Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Drugs
* Drug Policy Alliance
* Marijuana Policy Project
* Americans for Safe Access
Other notable groups
* AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power
* Ad Council
* Alliance for Democracy
* American Social Science Association
* Australian Privacy Foundation
* Campaign to Defend the Constitution
* Children Now
* Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination
* Critical Art Ensemble
* Environmental Media Services
* Friends of the Earth
* Global Green USA
* GRAIN
* INFACT
* Music for America
* National Breast Cancer Coalition
* National Jewish Democratic Council
* Open Society Institute
* Political Research Associates
* Progressive Student Organization
* Ruckus Society
* Social Science Research Center
* Tides Center
* Wellstone Action
* Working Assets
* Worldwatch Institute
* The Yes Men
Websites
* Daily Kos - progressive blog
* Democratic Underground- Progressive news views and active progressive message boards
* Oregon Bus Project - Progressive, grassroots non-profit based in Oregon
* Arianna Huffington Blog- Progressive Blog
* MoveOn, "Democracy in Action"
* People for the American Way
Bibliography
* Benjamin, Medea, and Freedman, Andrea. Bridging the Global Gap: A Handbook Linking Citizens of the First and Third Worlds. Cabin John, MD: Seven Locks Press, 1989. ISBN 0-932020-73-9
* Blaustein, Arthur I. Make a Difference: Your Guide to Volunteering and Community Service. Berkeley, CA: Heyday Books, 2002. ISBN 1-890771-55-4
* Brockway, Sandi. Macrocosm USA: Possibilities for a New Progressive Era. Cambria, CA: Macrocosm USA, 1992. ISBN 0-9632315-5-3
* Bullard, Robert D. People of Color Environmental Groups. Flint, MI: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, 1994.
* Button, John. The Radicalism Handbook: A Complete Guide to the Radical Movement in the Twentieth Century. London: Cassell, 1995. ISBN 0-304-32711-5
* Erickson, Brad, editor. Call to Action: Handbook for Ecology, Peace and Justice. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1990. ISBN 0-87156-611-7
*Keller, Hans J. Who Is Who: In Service to the Earth. Second edition. Waynesville, NC: VisionLink Education Foundation, 1993. ISBN 0-9628405-2-1
*The Harbinger File: A Directory of Citizen Groups, Government Agencies and Environmental Education Programs Concerned with California Environmental Issues. Santa Cruz, CA: Harbinger Communications, 1988.
* International Directory of Non-Governmental Organizations Working for Environmentally, Socially and Economically Sustainable Development. Sacramento, CA: WorldWise and Friends of the Earth, 1992.
* Lanier-Graham, Susan D. The Nature Directory: A Guide to Environmental Organizations. New York: Walker and Co., 1991. ISBN 0-8027-7348-6
* Lipnack, Jessica, and Stamps, Jeffrey. Networking: The First Report and Directory. New York: Doubleday, 1982. ISBN 0-385-17772-0
* Peace Resource Book: A Comprehensive Guide to Issues, Groups, and Literature. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Co., 1988. ISBN 0-88730-289-0
*Progressive Periodicals Directory. 2nd ed. Nashville, TN: Progressive Education, 1989.
*Project Censored. The Progressive Guide to Alternative Media and Activism. New York: Seven Stories Press, 1999. ISBN 1-888363-84-3
* Ryan, Tim, and Case, Patricia J. The Whole Again Resource Guide. Santa Barbara, CA: SourceNet, 1986. ISBN 0-915051-01-X
* Seredich, John, editor. Your Resource Guide to Environmental Organizations. Irvine, CA: Smiling Dolphins Press, 1991. ISBN 1-879072-00-9
* Staudinger, Jeff. The Environmental Guidebook: A Selective Reference Guide to Environmental Organizations and Related Entitiees. Menlo Park, CA: Environmental Frontlines, 2002. ISBN 0-9720685-0-3
* Walls, David. The Activist's Almanac: The Concerned Citizen's Guide to the Leading Advocacy Organizations in America. New York: Simon & Schuster/Fireside, 1993. ISBN 0-671-74634-0
* Wilcox, Derk Arend. The Left Guide. Second edition. Ann Arbor, MI: Economics America, 1998.
Government watchdogs and advocates
* Campaign for America's Future
* Center for American Progress
* Center for Progressive Reform
* Center for Public Integrity
* Center for Responsive Politics
* Common Cause
* Democracy for America
* Government Accountability Project
* Institute for Policy Studies
* National Security Archive
* New America Foundation
* New Democrat Network
* People for the American Way
* Privacy International
* Progressive Maryland
* Progressive Policy Institute
* Project On Government Oversight
* Schumann Center for Media and Democracy
* Transparency International
* TrueMajority
Elections
* America Coming Together
* Americans For Democratic Action
* Center for Voting and Democracy
* Election Defense Alliance
* League of Conservation Voters
* Progressive Democrats of America
* Rock the Vote
* Verified Voting
Fundraising
* 21st Century Democrats
* ActBlue
* EMILY's List
* Media Fund
* National Committee for an Effective Congress
* OpenSecrets.org
* Public Campaign
* Grassroots Campaigns, Inc.
Law
* American Civil Liberties Union
* American Constitution Society
* Alliance for Justice
* Berkman Center for Internet and Society
* Brennan Center for Justice
* Center for Constitutional Rights
* Earthjustice (formerly Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund)
* Electronic Frontier Foundation
* First Amendment Center
* Human Rights First
* Lambda Legal
* National Lawyers Guild
* Southern Poverty Law Center
* Stanford Center for Internet and Society
Economy
* Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities
* Citizens for Tax Justice
* Center for Economic and Policy Research
* Economic Policy Institute
* Future of American Democracy Foundation
* Mobilization for Global Justice
* National Priorities Project
* United for a Fair Economy
Media advocates
* Alicia Patterson Foundation
* Center for Investigative Reporting
* Center for Media and Democracy (PR watch)
* Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
* Free Press
* Indymedia
* Institute for Public Accuracy
* Media Alliance
* MediaMatters
* Project Censored
Media outlets
* Adbusters Media Foundation
* Adbusters
* Air America Radio
* Alternative Radio
* AlterNet
* The American Prospect
* The Atlantic Monthly
* Bad Subjects
* The Baffler
* Common Dreams
* Consumer Reports
* Counterpunch
*
* '
* Dollars and Sense
* Free Speech TV
* Grist
* Guerilla News Network
* Harper's
* In These Times
* Left Business Observer
* Liblogs
* London Review of Books
* Media Matters
* Mother Jones
* MoveOn.org
* The Nation
* New Left Review
* The New Yorker
* New York Review of Books
* Nova M Radio
* NOW with Bill Moyers
* Pacifica Radio
* The Progressive
* Progressive Bloggers
* Salon.com
* TomPaine.com
* Z Magazine
Technology
* Center for Democracy and Technology
* Center for Social Media
* Chilling Effects
* Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
* Consumer Project on Technology
* Council for Responsible Genetics
* Creative Commons
* Downhill Battle
* Electronic Frontier Foundation
* Electronic Privacy Information Center
* freeculture.org
* Free Software Foundation
* IP Justice
* Institute for Global Communications
* Internet Archive
* League for Programming Freedom
* Online Policy Group
* Participatory Culture Foundation
* Peacefire
* Public Knowledge
* Public Patent Foundation
* Union for the Public Domain
* Universities Allied for Essential Medicines
* Verified Voting
Education
* American Library Association
* Coalition of Essential Schools
* FairTest
* National Education Association
* Sudbury School
* Teach for America
Citizen advocate groups
* American Friends Service Committee
* Americans for Peace Now
* Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation
* Center for Defense Information
* Center for International Policy
* Council for a Livable World
* Doctors Without Borders
* Federation of American Scientists
* Fellowship of Reconciliation
* Food Not Bombs
* Global Exchange
* Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
* Mobilization for Global Justice
* Nuclear Information and Resource Service
* Peace Action
* Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
* School of the Americas Watch
* Sojourners
* Union of Concerned Scientists
* Veterans for Peace
* Violence Policy Center
* Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Consumer advocate groups
* CASPIAN
* Center for Auto Safety
* Center for Science in the Public Interest
* Consumer Federation of America
* Consumers International
* Consumer Project on Technology
* Consumers Union
** Consumer Reports
* Co-op America
* National Consumers League
* Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
* Public Citizen
* Public Interest Research Group
Environmental
Human rights
* ACRA
* School of the Americas Watch
* Amnesty International
* Andean Commission of Jurists (Comisión Andina de Juristas)
* Center for Investigation and Popular Education (Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular (CINEP))
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* Code Pink
* Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
* Human Rights First
* Human Rights Watch
* If Americans Knew (Israel/Palestine)
* Inter-American Human Rights Commission of the Organization of American States
* International Committee of the Red Cross
* Overbrook Foundation
Labor
* AFL-CIO (ties to government)
* Chain Worker Advocacy
* Cooperative Social Economy
* Fight Privatization
* Global Fight for Justice
* Jobs with Justice
* Occupy, Resist, Produce
* Promote Direct Democracy
* Protect Indigenous Rights
* SafeSpaces (formerly National Safe Workplace Institute)
* SEIU
* Sweatshop Watch
* Workers Without Bosses
* Zapatista Army of National Liberation
* ZNet's Latin America Watch
Poverty
* Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
* Bread for the World (hunger)
* Center for Community Change
* Center for Third World Organizing
* Families USA (health care)
* Food First
* Food Not Bombs
* Habitat for Humanity (homeless)
* Hunger Project
* Invisible Children
* National Coalition for the Homeless
* National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
* Oxfam
* Partners In Health
* Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)
* The Women's Trust (microfinance organization)
Gender and reproductive rights
* American Association of University Women
* American Nurses Association
* Black Women's Health Imperative
* Catholics for a Free Choice
* Center for Reproductive Rights
* Choice USA
* Church Women United
* Dads and Daughters
* EMILY's List (fundraising for pro-choice women candidates)
* Equality Now
* Feminist Majority Foundation
* Girls Incorporated
* Institute for Democratic Studies
* Law Students for Choice
* League of Women Voters
* MADRE
* Ms. Foundation for Women
* NARAL Pro-Choice America
* National Abortion Federation
* National Council of Women's Organizations
* National Network of Abortion Funds
* National Organization for Women
* National Women's Law Center
* National Women's Political Caucus
* Planned Parenthood
* Quixote Foundation
* Radical Women
* Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
* Veteran Feminists of America
* Voters for Choice
* Women's Action for New Directions
* Women's Economic and Development Organization
* Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
* Women Leaders Online
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* The Women's Trust (microfinance organization)
Civil rights
* By Any Means Necessary (BAMN)
* Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
* Human Rights Campaign
* Lambda Legal
* Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
* National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
* National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
* Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Drugs
* Drug Policy Alliance
* Marijuana Policy Project
* Americans for Safe Access
Other notable groups
* AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power
* Ad Council
* Alliance for Democracy
* American Social Science Association
* Australian Privacy Foundation
* Campaign to Defend the Constitution
* Children Now
* Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination
* Critical Art Ensemble
* Environmental Media Services
* Friends of the Earth
* Global Green USA
* GRAIN
* INFACT
* Music for America
* National Breast Cancer Coalition
* National Jewish Democratic Council
* Open Society Institute
* Political Research Associates
* Progressive Student Organization
* Ruckus Society
* Social Science Research Center
* Tides Center
* Wellstone Action
* Working Assets
* Worldwatch Institute
* The Yes Men
Websites
* Daily Kos - progressive blog
* Democratic Underground- Progressive news views and active progressive message boards
* Oregon Bus Project - Progressive, grassroots non-profit based in Oregon
* Arianna Huffington Blog- Progressive Blog
* MoveOn, "Democracy in Action"
* People for the American Way
Bibliography
* Benjamin, Medea, and Freedman, Andrea. Bridging the Global Gap: A Handbook Linking Citizens of the First and Third Worlds. Cabin John, MD: Seven Locks Press, 1989. ISBN 0-932020-73-9
* Blaustein, Arthur I. Make a Difference: Your Guide to Volunteering and Community Service. Berkeley, CA: Heyday Books, 2002. ISBN 1-890771-55-4
* Brockway, Sandi. Macrocosm USA: Possibilities for a New Progressive Era. Cambria, CA: Macrocosm USA, 1992. ISBN 0-9632315-5-3
* Bullard, Robert D. People of Color Environmental Groups. Flint, MI: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, 1994.
* Button, John. The Radicalism Handbook: A Complete Guide to the Radical Movement in the Twentieth Century. London: Cassell, 1995. ISBN 0-304-32711-5
* Erickson, Brad, editor. Call to Action: Handbook for Ecology, Peace and Justice. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1990. ISBN 0-87156-611-7
*Keller, Hans J. Who Is Who: In Service to the Earth. Second edition. Waynesville, NC: VisionLink Education Foundation, 1993. ISBN 0-9628405-2-1
*The Harbinger File: A Directory of Citizen Groups, Government Agencies and Environmental Education Programs Concerned with California Environmental Issues. Santa Cruz, CA: Harbinger Communications, 1988.
* International Directory of Non-Governmental Organizations Working for Environmentally, Socially and Economically Sustainable Development. Sacramento, CA: WorldWise and Friends of the Earth, 1992.
* Lanier-Graham, Susan D. The Nature Directory: A Guide to Environmental Organizations. New York: Walker and Co., 1991. ISBN 0-8027-7348-6
* Lipnack, Jessica, and Stamps, Jeffrey. Networking: The First Report and Directory. New York: Doubleday, 1982. ISBN 0-385-17772-0
* Peace Resource Book: A Comprehensive Guide to Issues, Groups, and Literature. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Co., 1988. ISBN 0-88730-289-0
*Progressive Periodicals Directory. 2nd ed. Nashville, TN: Progressive Education, 1989.
*Project Censored. The Progressive Guide to Alternative Media and Activism. New York: Seven Stories Press, 1999. ISBN 1-888363-84-3
* Ryan, Tim, and Case, Patricia J. The Whole Again Resource Guide. Santa Barbara, CA: SourceNet, 1986. ISBN 0-915051-01-X
* Seredich, John, editor. Your Resource Guide to Environmental Organizations. Irvine, CA: Smiling Dolphins Press, 1991. ISBN 1-879072-00-9
* Staudinger, Jeff. The Environmental Guidebook: A Selective Reference Guide to Environmental Organizations and Related Entitiees. Menlo Park, CA: Environmental Frontlines, 2002. ISBN 0-9720685-0-3
* Walls, David. The Activist's Almanac: The Concerned Citizen's Guide to the Leading Advocacy Organizations in America. New York: Simon & Schuster/Fireside, 1993. ISBN 0-671-74634-0
* Wilcox, Derk Arend. The Left Guide. Second edition. Ann Arbor, MI: Economics America, 1998.
Joe Beast (born 1982), better known by the stage name Joe Beast, is an American rapper based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Biography
Childhood
Joe Beast was born in Pittsburgh. He was raised in one of the toughest neighborhoods in the Pittsburgh area, the Hill District. Joe Beast hails from the Robinson Court section of Pittsburgh, better know as RCG. Although the area has been razed for future development Beast still has RCG in his blood. He also has a younger brother who is involved also in the music business. Joe Beast attendend Schenley High School but did not graduate. Some of the musical influences to Beast has been Jay-Z, Tupac, and the Dr Dre. From his time out in California with Aftermath Records, Beast learned from the great minds of people like Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, and Emenim.
Career
Beast grew up in the neighborhood(The Hill District), that produce Mel- Man, who has been an Aftermath artist/producer for better then the last decade. Mel- Man who was active in the Pittsburgh music scene set up an meeting between Joe Beast and other local artist to go to California to meet with Dr. Dre. Of the who went out there, Joe Beast, Young, Roe, Infinite, etc Beast was the only one who got a contract. Beast quickly got to work by getting on The Wash and 8 Mile soundtracks. He also put out several mixtape tracks to a slew of mixtape Djs. Beast was the focus of Dre until the Game came along. Beast and the game had numerous tracks done and were competing to be the first to drop and alblum on the label which has been known for never putting out material.
In 2002 when 50 Cent came to the label it was clear that Beast was no longer a priority as all the attention was giving to an up and coming underground artist, 50, who had the streets hungary for an alblum. During his time in L.A. alot of material was recorded with the likes of 50 Cent, Game, Snoop, Ed Liva (ReUp gang) Dre, E-40, etc. Beast was dropped from the label along with a few others in 2004. The same year he dropped the mixtape which was name 14 grams. Since then he has been busy in Pittsburgh creating music waiting for another opportunity. In 2007 Beast won an award from the Pittsburgh Hip Hop Awards for "Mixtape of The Year". Over the years Beast has shared the stage with the likes of 50 Cent, Young Buck, Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Busta Ryhmes, The Game, Mel-Man, Snoop Dogg and countless others just to name a few. In 2006, Joe Beast release the first in a series of mixtapes called In The Hood, Cause Um Hood Vol 1( Hosted By DJ Schizo)which sold thousands of copies locally. The follow up was released in December 2007, In The Hood, Cause Um Hood Vol.2( Hosted by DJ Schizo) to critical acclaim.
Discography
Albums/Mixtapes
*In The Hood, Cause Um Hood: Volume 1 (2006), - Alblum/Mixtape
*In The Hood, Cause Um Hood: Volume 2 (2007), - Alblum/Mixtape
*Debut Alblum (2008), T.B.R
*In The Hood, Cause UM Hood DVD (2008)- Coming Soon
Soundtracks
*"8 Mile Soundtrack" -Gangsta-(2002), Shady/Interscope
*"The Wash Soundtrack" -No- (2001), Aftermath/Interscope
Featured Appearances
*" Aftermath Music Mixtape Vol.1
*" DJ Green Latern Presents Shady Invasion (2002)
*" Live From Compton Mixtape (The Game)
*" Smoking Day 2, Hosted By Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent
*" Matt Dillinger Presents The Assault" (2005)
*" Matt Dillinger Presents The Assault 2" (2006)
*" G.B.A Gute Block Vol.1" (2006)
Biography
Childhood
Joe Beast was born in Pittsburgh. He was raised in one of the toughest neighborhoods in the Pittsburgh area, the Hill District. Joe Beast hails from the Robinson Court section of Pittsburgh, better know as RCG. Although the area has been razed for future development Beast still has RCG in his blood. He also has a younger brother who is involved also in the music business. Joe Beast attendend Schenley High School but did not graduate. Some of the musical influences to Beast has been Jay-Z, Tupac, and the Dr Dre. From his time out in California with Aftermath Records, Beast learned from the great minds of people like Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, and Emenim.
Career
Beast grew up in the neighborhood(The Hill District), that produce Mel- Man, who has been an Aftermath artist/producer for better then the last decade. Mel- Man who was active in the Pittsburgh music scene set up an meeting between Joe Beast and other local artist to go to California to meet with Dr. Dre. Of the who went out there, Joe Beast, Young, Roe, Infinite, etc Beast was the only one who got a contract. Beast quickly got to work by getting on The Wash and 8 Mile soundtracks. He also put out several mixtape tracks to a slew of mixtape Djs. Beast was the focus of Dre until the Game came along. Beast and the game had numerous tracks done and were competing to be the first to drop and alblum on the label which has been known for never putting out material.
In 2002 when 50 Cent came to the label it was clear that Beast was no longer a priority as all the attention was giving to an up and coming underground artist, 50, who had the streets hungary for an alblum. During his time in L.A. alot of material was recorded with the likes of 50 Cent, Game, Snoop, Ed Liva (ReUp gang) Dre, E-40, etc. Beast was dropped from the label along with a few others in 2004. The same year he dropped the mixtape which was name 14 grams. Since then he has been busy in Pittsburgh creating music waiting for another opportunity. In 2007 Beast won an award from the Pittsburgh Hip Hop Awards for "Mixtape of The Year". Over the years Beast has shared the stage with the likes of 50 Cent, Young Buck, Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Busta Ryhmes, The Game, Mel-Man, Snoop Dogg and countless others just to name a few. In 2006, Joe Beast release the first in a series of mixtapes called In The Hood, Cause Um Hood Vol 1( Hosted By DJ Schizo)which sold thousands of copies locally. The follow up was released in December 2007, In The Hood, Cause Um Hood Vol.2( Hosted by DJ Schizo) to critical acclaim.
Discography
Albums/Mixtapes
*In The Hood, Cause Um Hood: Volume 1 (2006), - Alblum/Mixtape
*In The Hood, Cause Um Hood: Volume 2 (2007), - Alblum/Mixtape
*Debut Alblum (2008), T.B.R
*In The Hood, Cause UM Hood DVD (2008)- Coming Soon
Soundtracks
*"8 Mile Soundtrack" -Gangsta-(2002), Shady/Interscope
*"The Wash Soundtrack" -No- (2001), Aftermath/Interscope
Featured Appearances
*" Aftermath Music Mixtape Vol.1
*" DJ Green Latern Presents Shady Invasion (2002)
*" Live From Compton Mixtape (The Game)
*" Smoking Day 2, Hosted By Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent
*" Matt Dillinger Presents The Assault" (2005)
*" Matt Dillinger Presents The Assault 2" (2006)
*" G.B.A Gute Block Vol.1" (2006)
Abnak Records was a record label based in Dallas,Texas owned by Fort Worth Insurance man John Howard Abdnor Sr originally to aid his son John H.Abdnor Jr in his music career. His Abnak Music Enterprises also owned the Startime Records and Jetstar Records labels.The company operated from 1963 through to 1971 with their main successes coming from The Five Americans
Michael Dean Beardsley (born March 5 1976) is an American actor. He began acting during the late 1990s.
Biography
Personal life
Michael was born in Santa Cruz, California, the son of Robert and Kerry Beardsley. He grew up in California with his older brother, David. Michael graduated from San Lorenzo Valley High School in 1994, where he was accomplished member of the Track and Cross Country teams, in his senior year, he was team captain of both. He then enrolled at the University of California, Santa Cruz as a Theater Arts major, and studied acting. In 1998, Michael graduated UCSC with a BA in Theater Arts.
Acting career
After graduating from UCSC, Michael moved to Los Angeles, California, and began pursuing acting as a career. While auditioning and playing small roles, Michael continued to study various acting techniques for many years. Since then, he has acting in various movies and television show, but has yet to get his “big break”. Michael is perhaps best known for the small role he played in short-lived but well-reviewed television series Freaks and Geeks; his character, “Humphries”, achieved a bit of a cult following among the fans, and was even asked to do an audio commentary on the DVD release of the series.
Biography
Personal life
Michael was born in Santa Cruz, California, the son of Robert and Kerry Beardsley. He grew up in California with his older brother, David. Michael graduated from San Lorenzo Valley High School in 1994, where he was accomplished member of the Track and Cross Country teams, in his senior year, he was team captain of both. He then enrolled at the University of California, Santa Cruz as a Theater Arts major, and studied acting. In 1998, Michael graduated UCSC with a BA in Theater Arts.
Acting career
After graduating from UCSC, Michael moved to Los Angeles, California, and began pursuing acting as a career. While auditioning and playing small roles, Michael continued to study various acting techniques for many years. Since then, he has acting in various movies and television show, but has yet to get his “big break”. Michael is perhaps best known for the small role he played in short-lived but well-reviewed television series Freaks and Geeks; his character, “Humphries”, achieved a bit of a cult following among the fans, and was even asked to do an audio commentary on the DVD release of the series.