In Search of the Black Messiah with Marcel P. Black

https://youtu.be/EV_GiQ3eLEQ“Marcel P. Black originally came to Baton Rouge by way of Oklahoma, but has established himself as one of the city’s hip-hop leaders over the past decade. In addition to cultivating the local scene, Black has become an in-demand act on the regional circuit. Black’s rise has been an unlikely one, creating conscious rap in…

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Crying Freedom w Marcel P. Black

Baton Rouge emcee Marcel P. Black joined us for this segment of No Hooks for The Hip-Hop Chronicles on WEAA 88.9 FM in Baltimore. We discussed his involvement in activism responding to police violence in Baton Rouge, Alton Sterling and Black’s latest project, Cry Freedom, and the politics behind the art.

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