In the tradition of emcees and teachers before him, such as Chuck D, KRS-ONE, M1 and stic.man, X-Clan, The Last Poets and others, Rev1 brings a strong social and political message to the stage in addition to raw beats, rhymes, and hip hop life. Taking on the criminal justice system, the music industry, the mainstream media, neo-conservatives, and of course, wack emcees, Rev1 (nee Che, after the revolutionary) infuses his shows with hard hitting, intelligent lyrics and the improvisational crowd rocking that separates real hip hop emcees from phony rappers. Rev1 has appeared on stage with Naughty by Nature and Breez Evahflowin, on the upcoming Emissarius compilation album, and has received numerous awards at emceeing competitions, including, Best Overall Emcee at Grab A Mic II.