Joe (Juba Kalamka) Johnson,Jr.:  

Life A recording artist since 1988, Chicago native Juba Kalamka (known as JOE JOHNSON, JR. in his Lane Tech H.S. and Chicago State U. days) is most recognized for his recent work as a founding member of "homohop" crew Deep Dickollective (D/DC) and his development of the label Sugartruck Recordings. Through Sugartruck, Kalamka has coordinated the release and promotion of four critically successful D/DC albums, the Outmusic Award winning solo debut of former Sister Spit member Rocco "Katastrophe" Kayiatos, and the distribution of the work of numerous other artists in the homohop community. Noted for his dialogues on the convergences and conflicts of race, identity, sexuality and class in pop culture, Kalamka has written and illustrated articles for Kitchen Sink, Colorlines, and the now-defunct bisexual issues magazine Anything That Moves. Additionally, he has been a speaker, panelist, and curator for numerous organizations and conferences, among them the San Francisco Black Gay/Lesbian Film Festival, GLAAD, Hip Hop as a Movement at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,Trinity College International Hip Hop Festival and Burning Closets/Working Our Way Home at Oberlin College. Recently, Kalamka was c...Expand for more