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“More things are opening up,” said Truth Universal, who is heard on a brand new mix tape titled “Housing is a Human Right” dealing with the evils of gentrification. Also on the forthcoming project are Atlanta-based rapper staHHr and Detroit-based activist rapper Invincible.
The power of protest
After coming under fire for a song with questionable content appearing to advocate rape, rapper Rick Ross lost lucrative sponsorships. After a terribly vulgar and insensitive lyric spewed from the mouth of Lil Wayne trivializing the murder of Emmett Till, a huge public outcry and negative publicity led to declining sales and support for him.
For his part, Lil Wayne delivered a written semi-apology and at a recent concert appearance, removed the offending lyrics from the song replacing them with a respectful shout-out to the family of Emmitt Till.
Activists say in addition to flexing their muscles and putting pressure on artists to clean up their messages, they should also vocally and financially support those actually making the types of songs with the subject matter they want to hear.
Rabb Love, founder and visionary behind Guerilla Republik clothing, whose designs have become the de facto revolutionary uniform of the Hip-Hop underground and revolutionary rappers agreed. The company authorizes some custom designs, but only in support of artists with integrity who don’t sell out for commercial gain.