Sticman

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Genres Hip hop Labels BossUp, Real Talk Ent. Name Sticman Sticman		Role Rapper Spouse Afya Ibomu

Also known as Khnum Muata Ibomu Clayton Gavin Occupation(s) Rapper, author, producer Associated acts dead prez Outlawz Young Noble Movies Dead Prez: Live in San Francisco Albums The Workout, Manhood, Soldier 2 Soldier, RBG: Revolutionary but Gang, Let's Get Free Profiles Twitter Myspace

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Khnum Muata Ibomu (born Clayton Gavin; March 6, 1974), better known by his stage name stic.man, is an American rapper, activist and author known for his work as one half of the political hip-hop duo Dead Prez with M-1.

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Khnum Muata Ibomu was born February 22, 1973 the rural unincorporated community of Shadeville, Florida . He studied at James S. Rickards and Wakulla High Schools.

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In 1990, while in the 10th grade at Wakulla, Gavin was prevented from performing a rap song entitled "Black As I Can Get" for a Black History Month assembly. The incident prompted students to boycott classes following the assembly and lead to a picket of the school joined by parents.

Following a diagnosis of gout when he was 21, stic.man stopped drinking and smoking, started practicing Jeet Kune Do and began following a vegan diet.

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stic.man formed the hip-hop duo dead prez with M-1 after the two met at Florida A&M University. After a chance meeting with Brand Nubian's Lord Jamar at a Brooklyn block party, the two signed a recording deal with Loud Records, which in 2000 released Let's Get Free. The pair went on to release RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta in 2004. stic.man was arrested at a Crown Heights photo shoot in 2003 after refusing to show identification to police officers. He and two others were arrested again at the O'Hare International Airport in 2004 for refusing to take off their headphones prior to takeoff.

In 2006 stic.man wrote two books. The first, entitled Warrior Names from Afrika, is a compilation of African warrior names and their meanings. His second book, The Art of Emceeing, is a 112-page resource that offers a step-by-step instructional guide on how to emcee, unique tips on voice healing and vocal health practices, and an explanation on many aspects of the hip hop industry, including terminology, styles, and business dealings. stic.man collaborated with Young Noble from Outlawz on their Soldier 2 Soldier album the same year.

stic.man also maintains Boss Up, Inc., an Atlanta-based music and entertainment company that offers information, music, and gear that reflects a sense of self-determination, creative consciousness, and entrepreneurship.

More recently stic.man has produced "Sly Fox", "Untitled" and "We're Not Alone" on Nas' album Untitled. He has also rapped on other artist's albums, such as Bizarre's Hannicap Circus. He is also featured on the song, "Angels & Demons" on Immortal Technique's compilation album, The Martyr, along with dead prez counterpart M-1.