Martin Luther King Jr.
January 10, 2018
2018 special edition
Mississippi
Alberta
North Portland
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Supporting other entrepreneurs of color in the city, Portland hip hop artist Swiggle Mandela (front and center) stars in his recent hit music video ‘Stoopid Burger,’ in recog-
nition of Portland’s number one-rated burger joint, a food cart turned restaurant that is African-American owned and operated.
Swiggle Mandela’s Cross Promotion
Local rap star
takes ‘Stoopid’
to the next level
If you support local black-
owned businesses, independent
artists, and great music you should
definitely be listening to Swiggle
Mandela.
The Portland native recently re-
leased a trailer for a new song he’s
calling “Stoopid Juice.” It is the se-
quel to his locally loved hit “Stoop-
id Burger” named after Portland’s
number one burger joint, “Stoopid
Burger,” a food cart turned restau-
rant that is owned and operated by
other local members of the black
community and is now located at
2329 N.E. Glisan St.
Swiggle Mandela is a prominent
Portland hip hop artist known for
his versatility in music. He is also
constantly innovating and bringing
new business models to a vibrate
growing entertainment scene in the
city.
“I feel like my music video for
‘Stoopid Burger’ and the trailer to
‘Stoopid Juice’ are basically com-
mercials for the restaurant and I
feel it’s important for entrepreneurs
of color to support each other,”
Swiggle Mandela said. “I think it’s
very important to represent entre-
preneurship in my music, especial-
ly for people of color.”
The song “Stoopid Burger”
touches on many social issues such
as gun violence and mass incarcer-
ation. While the music is fun and
modern, it also has very deep mes-
sages.
You watch the music video
“Stoopid Burger” and the trailer for
“Stoopid Juice” on YouTube.com,
Facebook or Instagram by search-
ing Swiggle Mandela.