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Because it is impossible to resume with few words their discourse we are collecting here some materials generously offered by Leroy Moore, Keith Jones, DJ Quad and Toni Hickman to invite you to dive into all the incredible resources that they made available online. You should follow their digital TV channels, podcasts, Poor Press and Poor Magazine... please get yourself lost in their stories.



[IMAGE DESCRIPTION]: logo Krip-Hop Nation with a disabled breakdancer performing on a turntable








Leroy Moore


The Black Kripple aka Leroy F. Moore Jr., Founder of the Krip-Hop Nation. Since the 1990s, has been a key member of Poor Magazine that started with a column "Illin-N-Chillin" for POOR Magazine then onto a founding member of Poor Magazine’s Homefulness and Decolonize Academy, their school. Moore is one of the founding members of National Black Disability and activist around police brutality against people with disabilities. Leroy has started and helped start organizations like Disability Advocates of Minorities Organization to Sins Invalid to Krip-Hop Nation. His cultural work includes film documentary, Where Is Hope, Police Brutality Against People with Disabilities, spoken-word CDs, poetry books and children’s book, Black Disabled Art History 101 published by Xochitl Justice Press.

Leroy is one of the original creator of Poor Press of Poor Magazine that has publish his books since the late 1990’s including his graphic novel, Krip-Hop Graphic Novel Issue 1: Brown Disabled Young Woman Super Hereo Brings Disability Justice to Hip- Hop was published in 2019 and 2020 under Poor Press Leroy also wrote Black Disabled Ancestors. Moore has traveled internationally networking with other disabled activists and artists. Moore has written, sang and collaborated to do music videos on Black disabled men.




[IMAGE DESCRIPTION]: Portrait of Leroy Moore wearing an elegant suit.



All the images published above here are courtesy of Leroy Moore and Krip-Hop Nation.
Please follow them in their channels!
Krip-Hop Nation - National Black Disability Coalition - Poor Press Magazine - Krip News - youtube



[IMAGE DESCRIPTION]: Portrait of DJ Quad while performing, holding a microphone in his left hand.



DJ Quad


Jesse DJ Quad Morin is a disabled hip hop artist who became paralyzed at the age of 16 from a diving accident at Venice Beach in July of 1984. But even before his accident he was always into music or as some called it back then was making noise. But little did everyone know is that the music never left him it just got stronger and with time DJ Quad developed the talent of singing and laying different instruments. It was back in elementary school where he was just singing to himself in class and his teach pointed the music teacher in his direction and that is when he started getting into singing in the school choir. Soon after that the instruments can in hand and the noise began.

So a few years go by and here come the day of July 16th, 1984 and his life changed in a major way. Now paralyzed from the neck down not being able to move his arms or hands the only thing DJ Quad had at that time was his voice, It wasn’t the same as it was a few years ago but he never gave up on music. It seem be that music was actually a way from Quad to escape from the things happening around him as he was learning a new way of life and living.

Now jump forward a few years where DJ Quad is captured by the music again but this time it’s in a different way and here is where the name DJ Quad was born. Yes as you might have guest it was by becoming a DeeJay back when the real DJ’s would spin records on vinyl (YES ON WAX). Once he started getting into DJing he would practice to perfect his craft, and remember here is a young man at the time still not having full function of his arms and hands, but again he never gave up and he found ways to make it work for him.

Now moving forward again a few years he wanted another challenge and that was to become a music producer taking it to the next level from being a DJ but using his skills at the same time. Now as a producer / beat maker DJ Quad had so many ideas he wanted to get out of his head and that he did, as he was be making beats everyday for almost 12 hours a day. The beat production had gotten better and better, he started making beats for local artist and fellow rappers as he started a hip hop crew called 5th Battalion Ent with his best friend Fernando Escobar. DJ Quad and the 5th Battalion started putting together showcase shows all over Hollywood California and that just took off where they were running the underground hip hop scene all over California.



[IMAGE DESCRIPTION]: Digital drawing portraying DJ Quad wearing Los Angeles Dodgers´ jersey.




It was about the time when DJ Quad and Leroy Moore got connected together as the Krip-Hop Nation was taking off as well. And right there is when DJ Quad and Leroy Moore began making history. DJ Quad becoming a proud member of the Krip-Hop Nation working on many if not all of the Krip-Hop Nations CD’s that have been executive produced by Leroy Moore.

Krip-Hop Nation CD’s Vol’s 1, 2 and 3, Police Brutality Profiling, Krip-Hop Nations 10 year anniversary album.

And we got more music coming soon in 2021. SO STAY TUNED. I hope you’re ready for it.


DJ Quad projects and albums:
1st solo album titled (DJ QUAD – BRINGING THE HEAT)
2nd solo album titled (DJ QUAD – THRU THESE TAINTED EYES)
5th Battalion Ent project –  A group album with Lyrical Onslaught Music titled THE ONSLAUGHT COMETH. And many more albums and projects with different artist around the world in many countries..

To keep up with DJ Quad you can find him on social media!
facebook - instagram




Keith Jones


Fezo da Mad One aka Keith Jones is one of the founder of Krip-Hop Nation and nowadays the President and CEO of SoulTouchin’ Experiences. As an African American community activist and entrepreneur with cerebral palsy. As a strong advocate for independent quality living in the community, Keith Jones has participated actively in various issues that face people with disabilities. These areas include, but are not limited to housing, education, and voting access. Keith Jones is also extremely active in multi-cultural, cross-disability education and outreach efforts and has performed trainings (including train the trainer) with the purpose of strengthening outreach efforts to provide services and information to people with disabilities. Keith Jones works to not only educate the disability community about enhanced community living, but also the community at large.

Keith Jones holds a strong desire to get the disability community more involved in the issues that concern their own lives. Keith Jones provides outreach support in relationship to the arts and independent living skills. Keith Jones has been recognized for his emerging leadership by the state of Massachusetts and President's Commission for Employment for People with Disabilities. Also, Keith Jones is the Disability Law Center’s 2011 Individual Leadership Award.

(short bio from SoulTouchin´ Experiences website)




Toni Hickman


“Toni Alika Hickman is not only a talented singer-songwriter; she is the survivor of two brain aneurysms and a stroke,” says board-certified neurologist, pain medicine specialist, medical educator, and executive director of the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation’s (GNIF), Dr.Shaheen E Lakhan.

In 2004, the singer/songwriter was days away from signing another record deal when she suffered a brain aneurysm. She refused to let it derail her music career, and three years later was in New Orleans to celebrate completing her album when she had a second aneurysm. While Hickman was on the operating table, she also suffered a stroke that partially paralyzed her right side. Toni was raised as a Seventh Day Adventist, and a vegetarian. Even though she has eaten meat throughout her lifetime, she has maintained mostly healthy eating habits and has been a vegetarian for over 20 years.

Some people may assume that Toni’s stroke and aneurysms happened because of high blood pressure, but according to the brain aneurysm foundation, 1 in 50 people in the U.S. has a brain aneurysm, with an estimated 6 million having an unruptured aneurysm.
Toni now uses her voice and  music to inspire others. She has been featured on the Deborah Duncan Show, Radio One, featured in Shape magazine and several other publications throughout the world. She has spoken at numerous colleges and other organizations on subjects of depression and recovery, physical, mental, and spiritual health, living one’s purpose, chemicals in beauty products, and a host of other subjects. She is a speaker/performer for YoungStroke and the American Heart Association, an author, artist, Certified Naturopath, mother, & Activist.

Toni has spoken at several organizations and businesses throughout the United States, and featured in publications and radio in different parts of the world. Some of her speaking/performing engagements include: Austin State Capital - Georgia State University - San Francisco Public Library - Community Book Center (New Orleans) - Prarie view (College Station) - YoungStroke Conference Jacksonville, Florida - Radio One - Texas Black Expo - Women with Disabilities Conference - YoungStroke Fundraiser Washington, DC & the list goes on!






I never suffered with high blood pressure. Health has always been important to me, and I believe it is one of the reasons I am still alive after suffering 3 attacks that could have taken me out.
–Toni Alika Hickman







My daughter has done more than I could’ve ever imagined after having 2 brain aneurysms and a stroke.
–Carolyn Hickman




Toni now uses her voice and  music to inspire others. She has been featured on the Deborah Duncan Show, Radio One, featured in Shape magazine and several other publications throughout the world. She has spoken at numerous colleges and other organizations on subjects of depression and recovery, physical, mental, and spiritual health, living one’s purpose, chemicals in beauty products, and a host of other subjects. She is a speaker/performer for YoungStroke and the American Heart Association, an author, artist, Certified Naturopath, mother, & Activist.
Toni has spoken at several organizations and businesses throughout the United States, and featured in publications and radio in different parts of the world. Some of her speaking/performing engagements include: Austin State Capital - Georgia State University - San Francisco Public Library - Community Book Center (New Orleans) - Prarie view (College Station) - YoungStroke Conference Jacksonville, Florida - Radio One - Texas Black Expo - Women with Disabilities Conference - YoungStroke Fundraiser Washington, DC & the list goes on!



I do the impossible all the time!
–Toni Alika Hickman