For the August Sunday Dinner, DJ Dupsie sits down with local scholar Stan Rushworth and local artist and activist RicoR (Rico Rushworth). We call in the elements and the ancestors as we unpack the concept of genetic light from the otherside, in reference to John Trudell’s “Crazy Horse”. We hope you enjoy this engaging and dynamic conversation and live music from RicoR!
Rico Waya Hoffmann Rushworth (aka RicoR) is a DIY Recording Artist based in Santa Cruz, California. He writes and records songs in different genres, writing both band or solo based tracks. He has worked with Peter Weiss and the Earth Rangers, Dan Frechette, Idiocracy, The Slough Crew, Love Creek, Mayim, DNA’s Comedy Lab, Something Else, Layla Dias Band, Honeytone, Spellsingers and the Cabrillo College Jazz Combos. RicoR’s debut album “Message To The People,” a 7-10 track Indigenous based rap/folk blend dedicated to the importance of peace in a violent world, is out everywhere now!
In 2022, Rico received his associates in Liberal Arts from Cabrillo College. In 2024, he graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a BA in Literature with a focus on creative writing and poetry, where, additionally, he is currently obtaining an MA in Native/International Rap/Dominant Social Structures. He has published in the magazines Interrobang and Porter Gulch Review, and one of his recent essays is featured on the 2024 UCSC Literature Undergrad Colloquium page. He has been a featured live reader and performer at UCSC’s Stevenson College Open Mic, Indigifest, Y2KLoopFest, On Salon, and a featured guest on the KSQUID radio show The Sunday Dinner.
To access Rico’s music videos, songs, or solo work, visit his channel RicoRMusic. He is also available for drum and beatbox lessons, both in person, remote, or through his educational YouTube channel RicoRLessons.
