Figures of Speech

Figures of Speech is a hip hop group consisting of emcees "Eve" (Ava DuVernay) and Jyant.[1] They performed at the Good Life Cafe in the early 1990s [2] and were featured on the Project Blowed compilation.[3]

This article is about the hip hop group. For the rhetoric term, see Figure of speech.

Eve went on to direct the feature-length documentary about the Good Life open-mic nights titled This Is the Life (2008). She later directed the feature films Selma, 13th, and A Wrinkle in Time, as well as the Family Feud music video for Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé.

Discography

In 2007, Figures of Speech released their first album The Last Word exclusively on iTunes.

References
  1. Setaro, Shawn (8 March 2018). "Before She Was Directing Blockbusters, Ava DuVernay Was an 'Excellent' MC". Complex Networks. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. Hardy, Ernest (11 October 2012). "Middle Of Nowhere Director (and Former Rapper) Ava DuVernay on the Future of Black Film". LA Weekly. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. McKinney, Jessica (8 March 2018). "Before She Was A Famous Director, Ava DuVernay Used To Rap". Vibe. Retrieved 8 August 2020.


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