Posts Tagged ‘Rap’
New Muslim Cool
New Muslim Cool is a new documentary about the Puerto Rican rapper Hamza Perez who spent years on the streets as a drug dealer, and now has restarted his life as Muslim.
NEW MUSLIM COOL takes viewers on Hamza’s ride through the streets, projects and jail cells of urban America, following his spiritual journey to some surprising places — where we can all see ourselves reflected in a world that never stops changing.
Check out the trailer below:
Learn more here.
‘Changes’- Tupac
Tupac Shakur raps about the hardship of growing up being African American in the United States. He raps about dealing drugs, abusing drugs, confronting violence and murder, and how things are not looking like they are going to change.
Inmates find freedom and peace through music
The inmates in Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail create music and art ranging from rap music to poetry. A method of escape from their stressful lives, the words and lyrics often reflect the inmates’ vision of the free world and their own life behind bars. Read more about it here.