artist Kangol of UTFO (@kangolfromutfo)

Kangol is being honored by the American Cancer Society on May 17th at their annual Pink and Black Tie Gala in Brooklyn for the work he has  done raising funds and awareness for Breast Cancer with the Mama Luke  Movement, which he co-founded with his friend and business partner  Shaunda Lumpkin. In May 2010, Shaunda's mother Gay Frances Lucas aka  Mama Luke lost her 3 year battle with breast cancer 2 weeks after  enjoying a cruise of a lifetime when she joined Kangol and Shaunda on  the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage. Mama Luke had the pleasure of meeting  many classic Hip Hop artists on this cruise and, in hearing of her  passing, many of them have joined Kangol to be part of Team Mama Luke's  fundraising efforts. "After years of watching the Jackson Five, Sylvers,  Osmond Brothers and Tom Jones and deciding he wanted to be an  entertainer, Kangol was asked to join rap group UTFO as a breakdancer.  While "Roxanne, Roxanne", their phenomenal top 10 single screamed up the  charts, U.T.F.O. were voted best rap group, at the Urban Music Awards,  had featured spots on Don Cornelius' Soul Train, Phil Donahue Show and  performed live for actors like Dustin Hoffman, Tony Danza and was the  first rap group to perform at Harlem's World Famous Apollo Theater as  they opened for Hall & Oates and Temptation's Eddie Kendricks and  David Ruffin. Kangol acquired his nickname from neighborhood friends,  because of the many Kangol hats he owns and wears. He is also officially  sponsored by Kangol Headwear, Inc. He balances his time between  Producer, Composer, Performer, Artist Manager, Songwriter, President of  his music production company, Kangol's Kreations, Inc., and CEO of his  Public Relations firm, Kreative Media Group. His lecturing at High  Schools and Colleges nationwide (including Harvard) on today's business  of music has led this Brooklynite to receiving a proclamation from NYC  for being the first Haitian in Hip-Hop Music.     For more info: http://www.indiereviewcd.com https://twitter.com/IndieRevue https://www.instagram.com/indie.review https://www.facebook.com/indie.review