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Hip Hop Compilation Against the Death Penalty



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Member Since6/5/2006
Band Websitefreekenneth.com & myspace.com/thewelfarepoets
Band MembersKenneth Haramia Foster along with Tony Egbuna Ford, Randy Arroyo and the late Hasan Shakur (executed unjustly by the state of Texas on August 31st 2006) contacted the Welfare Poets in 2004 and asked for our assistance in their individual cases and with abolishing the death penalty in general. These four brothers have been movers and shakers on death row. They are all artists, writers, thinkers and organizers on behind the walls who have fought to change things not only for themselves but for everyone else who yearn for true justice. The initial contact has led to the creation of this Hip Hop CD against the death penalty "Cruel and Unusual Punishment."

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Cruel and Unusual Punishment was inspired by Texas death row inmate and activist Hasan Shakur (Derrick Frazier). This warrior struggled not only to save his own life, but the lives of any and everyone on death row in the united states. He was unjustly executed by the barbaric state of Texas on August 31st 2006.
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"Cruel and Unusual Punishment" was influenced by the need to dismantle the inhumane death penalty system. Murder is barbaric on all fronts, in particular state sponsored. The death penalty is both racist and classist in its intention and application. The most important factor when determining whether someone is executed is the race of the victim. Additionally, the wealth of the defendant is directly related to whether he/she receives their due process. Death row continues to be filled with poor defendants who cannot afford their fair day in court, guaranteed in this country's constitution. These defendants are left virtually defenseless with less than incompetent attorneys against a system that is designed to murder them. This CD is done in the memory of Hasan Shakur, Frances Newton, Shaka Sankofa, Tookie Williams, Dominique Green and everyone put to death by this demonic country and their broken system of justice.

Rayzer
The Welfare Poets

Sounds LikeBackground on how the Welfare Poets got involved with the death penalty:

In September of 2004, the Welfare Poets were contacted by 4 brothers on death row in the state of Texas to come down and support them and their cause at a rally against the death penalty. These brothers were Randy Arroyo, Kenneth Foster, Tony Egbuna Ford and Hasan Shakur, who we soon found out were amazing writers, artists, prison organizers and developers of non-for-profit organizations. They heard about our group and music from behind the walls on death row and reached out to us for assistance. We went down to Texas, attended and performed at the rally and in other venues, and began a journey to fight against the death-machine of Texas and the death penalty in general.

For more information, you can go to: welfarepoets.com, hasanshakur.com, tonyeford.com, geocities.com/randyarroyobaez and kennethfoster.org
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"Cruel and Unusual Punishment" - the album, was produced by the Welfare Poets. It was also co-sponsored by The Shield Magazine (out of Hunter College, NYC) and The Campaign to End the Death Penalty (NYC chapter). This Hip Hop CD compilation features some of the most prolific Hip Hop emcees from around the country (and world for that matter). Many of the artists that appear on the album have for years been cultural workers doing the necessary work to abolish the death penalty and make real change happen. Participating artists: Hasan Shakur -- His song -- Gots To Know was created before he was railroaded by the Texas system of injustice; The Welfare Poets - Rayzer, The Legendary MIC and Jamaki-Bo with music from Djibril and Jamaki (Harlem, BX and BK); Abiodun (of the Legendary Last Poets- NYC); HiCOUP (NJ); Blitz (Ghana/NYC); Hasan Salaam (NJ); Chosan (Sierra Leone/London/NYC); Son of Nun (Baltimore); A-Alikes (NYC); Tru-N-Livin (NJ); Warclub (Cali/Phili); Jav'lin (Amsterdam); InI Mighty Lockdown (New Rochelle); Hec-1 (NY/Chi); Rebel Diaz - Rodstarz and Lah Tere (Chi); Wordplay (Cincinatti); JuggaBlak (Mount Vernon); LemBoogie (Mount Vernon); Block McCloud (Brooklyn); Bolos (Brooklyn); Truth Universal (New Orleans) and Wise Intelligent (of Poor Righteous Teachers - NJ).


YOU CAN PURCHASE A FEW SINGLES FROM THE ALBUM RIGHT HERE!!!!!
Only the following 9 of the 19 album songs are available for single downlaod.





YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE A DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE ALBUM IN MP3 FORMAT!!!!!!
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YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE THE FULLY PACKAGED "CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT" CD (WITH US SHIPPING): $15
THE FULLY PACKAGED "CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT" CD (WITH INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING): $18




About Call for Hasan: Lyrics by Chosan, The Legendary MIC (The Welfare Poets), Lah Tere (Rebel Diaz), Jamaki-Bo (welfare poets) and Rayzer (welfare poets). The song was done for brother Hasan Shakur (hasanshakur.com), Texas death row inmate, activist and political prisoner who was executed on August 31st 2006.

About Hasan Shakur's track, GOTS TO KNOW, was written and recorded before he was locked up and sentenced unjustly to death row. He was about 18 years old then. The song shows where this young man mind was, at that age, and how he saw and treated women. No evidence was presented on his behalf to talk about the content of his character regardless of the family struggles he has gone through. We received the song in horrible condition, and have had a few people assist us in making it as clear as possible.

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Michael Perry - Innocent on Death Row

Michael Perry



Nov 6 2009 11:45 PM

Thank you for adding Michael!
FREE TIM!!

Timothy McKinney



Apr 22 2009 9:18 PM

Thank you very much for the add!
Help TIM, an INNOCENT MAN ON DEATH ROW & VISIT: www.timmckinney.org
SIGN THE PETITION on: www.petitiononline.com/j4mckinn/petition.html
AMELIA--A FABULOUS POET, I AM

AMelia FInley



Apr 22 2009 9:17 PM

NO, I WON'T STAND!!!"
So tired are these feet of mine, been catering to, and working hard for WHITE FOLKS all day long
Can't wait to give rest to them, the moment when I reach my home
Oh! Good, here comes the bus
Headed to the back I am, where the WHITE FOLKS seat US
In a SECTION that COLORED FOLKS were permitted to sit, is where I perched my behind
Stop after stop, the bus was now full, no longer available were any seats MARKED with a "WHITES ONLY" sign
To STAND the passenger could not, for it was LAW that all WHITES be seated to recline
In demand of a seat the BUS DRIVER turned to the COLORED portion of the bus' dividing line
Ordering several BLACKS from our seats he did, but, to BUDGE the body of me DECLINED
NO WAY was I to DETHRONE myself to SURRENDER a WHITE MAN a seat of mine
I paid my FARE, sat in the SECTION that DISCRIMINATION had given me
Now, to RISE for a WHITE PASSENGER because in his area no seats were empty
The COURAGE of me REFUSED to take anymore of the WHITE FOLKS desecration
From my seat COMPELLED I was, and HEADED to JAIL for an INFRINGEMENT of the rules of SEGREGATION
At the DRIVER of the BUS command, off the bus, escorted I was, by a WHITE policeman
Cuffed tightly behind my back rested my RESTRAINED hands
Now in a CELL encompassed by steel bars, the MIND, SOUL, and BODY of me had to STAND
Not for a doing of WRONG, but, for SIMPLY not GIVING what was MINE to a WHITE MAN
So TIRED was I, of being STOMPED and BEATEN by WHITE FOLKS cruelty, for possessing a FACE of a DARK SHADE
To have STOOD UP for the RIGHTS of SELF and MY PEOPLE, the PRICE to obtain EQUALITY was PAID
Now, on the BUS seated RIGHT NEXT to one another
Are the PEOPLE of WHITE FLESH and THOSE of COLOR


BY: Amelia Finley Copyright:2009
Inspired by the experience of Rosa Parks
art gallery by Willi Büsing

Willi Büsing



Mar 11 2009 10:20 PM

Thank you for the friendship!

Regards and greetings from Berlin-Neukoelln!
El the Self Image - RIP Marlis Riley. 1982 - 2009.

El the Self Image - RIP Marlis Riley. 1982 - 2009.



Jan 30 2009 1:25 PM

What it do???
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Jan 30 2009 1:25 PM

HAPPY NEW YEARS ...BLESSINGS 2 ALL.
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Jan 30 2009 1:25 PM

Wishing you a Happy New Year!
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Jan 30 2009 1:25 PM

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spot on the next mixtape!
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Nov 19 2008 5:57 AM

"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their money, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them (around the banks), will deprive the people of their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."
-- Thomas Jefferson


Have a Great Week!!
JUSTICE for Yosvanis

Victoria Tavarez



Dec 6 2008 5:54 PM

THANKS 4 the add! Peace
Free Your Mind and Think

Think Freely



Dec 5 2008 4:26 AM

Much Respect
PEACE
H0M3 GR0WN 1N TH3 D1RTY W3ST

H0M3 GR0WN 1N TH3 D1RTY W3ST



Oct 26 2008 7:30 PM

THANKS 4 THE ADD BEAUTIFUL MUSIC ,SUM REAL SHIT !
InI MightyLockdown

InI MightyLockdown



Oct 30 2008 6:13 PM

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Dreamon

Dreamon



Sep 15 2008 6:24 PM

thanks for the accept fam!
really appreciated!

hope everything is good with you over there, and let me know how you feel bout my music sometime!


one love
WiLL SPITWELL

WiLL SPITWELL



Aug 25 2008 4:31 AM

Thanks for the add
Getting Out By Going In

Mara Leigh Taylor



Aug 15 2008 5:38 PM

thanks for the add!
and thanks for everything you do!
we appreciate you!

We work in the women's jail in Los Angeles. please check out our website: gettingoutbygoingin dot org

perhaps your friends might enjoy/benefit from our book: "Prison, Getting Out by Going In" --real tools for making positive choices (we can send books to any inmate anywhere)

in solidarity~
GOGI
Marinateonme

Marques Williams Sr.



Aug 12 2008 11:17 PM

RBG Community Connections Inc.
In collaboration with
The Black Star Project
Presents:
“Voice of the Youth”
We Got Something To Say
Spoken Word Open Mic at
The Negro League Café
301 E. 43rd St.
(43rd and Prarie)
Hosted By M’Reld and Binkey of Verbal Balance
And
Deana Dean and Phenom
Live Music
August 16, 2008 &
September 13, 2008
Doors Open at 5pm Show Starts at 6pm

If you or your child would like to perform please call (773) 699-0325
To reserve a space. Open Mic Slots are limited!

Primary Sponsor:
(Black Star Project Logo)
The Black Star Project and its Individual Tutoring and ACT Test Prep Program
For more information, call (773)285-9600 or visit www.blackstarproject.org

Other Sponsors Include:
(There Logos or Pic)

Sunday Night Open Mic Poetry at
The Negro League Café
Hosted by Phenom
Live music by Dawi and Friends
301 E. 43rd St. 8pm Until
www.myspace.com/negroleaguecafechicago

Wednesday Open Mic with Verbal Balance
At The New Gentle Persuasions
Hosted by Binkey and Ugly
8959 Ashland Ave. Doors Open at 9pm $6-10 Cover
www.myspace.com/mreldandherpoetry

Friday Night Open Mic
Da Book Joint (9527 S. Jefferey Ave. Chicago IL) Every Friday Night Donations taken at the door.
Deana Dean Presents: The Lyrical Work Out! 8pm-12am www.dabookjoint.com


Featured Performers:
From Def Poetry Jam
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Kristiana Colon (Pics)
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Free to youth 11-19 and accompanying adults.

Since there is no cover we ask that you please patronize this Black Businesses so that we can continue to have a place for our children to express themselves!

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RBG Community Connections Inc.
www.rbgcommunity.com
In collaboration with
the River North Coffee Café
Presents:
“Voice of the Youth”
We Got Something To Say
Piddy Pa

Piddy Pa



Feb 12 2008 8:51 PM

PAZ RESPETO Y HIP HOP!
Marinateonme

Marques Williams Sr.



Jun 16 2008 4:50 PM

RBG Community Connections Inc. - Sponsors
Tupac Amaru Shakur Birthday Celebrations professional

Monday (After Work) Open Mic
Pete’s Sports Lounge Presents
Pass the Mic Mondays 8pm
154th & Wentworth Calumet City
http://www.myspace.com/1klovethepoet

Tuesday Open Mic at Giovannis
Poetry Hosted by K.B. & June-June
Sounds By D.J.E & DJ Wild Child 9pm
Giovanni's 1131 E. Sibley blvd Dolton, IL 60419.
4 more info Contact Nico (708) 819-BIGG(2444)
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Wednesday Open Mic with Verbal Balance
At The New Gentle Persuasions
Hosted by Binkey and Ugly
8959 Ashland Ave. Doors Open at 9pm $6-10 Cover
www.myspace.com/mreldandherpoetry


Thursday Night Open Mic
PEPE'S (943 RIVER OAKS DR. CALUMET CITY, IL 60409)
EVERY THURSDAY $5 COVER B4 11P (219) 981-7788
hosted by Afro Rican sister Elena Luv Music by DJ Lowe Key
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Friday Night Open Mic
Da Book Joint (9527 S. Jefferey Ave Chicago IL
Deana Dean Presents: The Lyrical Work Out!
8pm-12am www.dabookjoint.com
Donations taken at the door


Come out and help us celebrate Tupac’s life
Let’s Blow Out the Candles RBG Style (Together) not with a wish but with a commitment that together we are going to do something to help the children in our communities with the same spirit that Tupac Amaru Shakur helped so many of us.
Double Exposure

Double Exposure



Jun 9 2008 4:46 PM

Fantastic work!!

In solidarity from Palestine
AKTIVEYTOR

AKTIVEYTOR



Jun 1 2008 9:18 PM

Saturday June 14 da Bronx/NYC Hostos Community College/CUNY 9AM-5PM
Free the Cuban Five (held in U.S. prisons)
regional conference
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Stefanie Collins

Stefanie Collins



Jun 2 2008 2:09 AM

PROTEST THE FIRST TEXECUTION IN 8 MONTHS:
STOP THE EXECUTION OF DERRICK SONNIER!



Tuesday, June 3 at 5:30 PM
Texas State Capitol,
Street Steps at 11th and Congress.

Between September 2007 and May 2008 there were no execution in the United States, while the Supreme Court deliberated over the current method of lethal injection. In the end the court decided that the use of lethal injection is not cruel and unusual punishment. As abolitionist we say all executions are cruel and unusual. It's time to end the barbaric death penalty. Let's tell Texas there's…

NO RIGHT WAY TO
DO THE WRONG THING!

Sponsored by Campaign to End the Death Penalty, Campus Progress, International Socialist Organization, Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, Texas Moratorium Network, Texas Students Against the Death Penalty
Team Spirit

Team Spirit



Apr 12 2008 1:03 PM

Tracks sound big bruv

Keep it up stil...

For "Conscious Hip-Hop" come check us out - It wont hurt 2 listen :)

Walk with the Spirits...

Peace, Love & Unity
Team Spirit
Stefanie Collins

Stefanie Collins



Apr 2 2008 8:06 PM

A Broken System – Crying out For Justice
2007 – 2008 National Speaking Tour

In Austin, April 9, 2008
7 PM at UT, The Texas Union
Chicano Culture Room, 4.206

Featuring Mothers of Texas Death Row Prisoners:

Sandra Reed – mother of Rodney Reed
Anna Terrell - mother of Reginald Blanton
Lee Greenwood – mother of Joseph Nichols, killed March 7, 2007
Chaired by Jeannine Scott – Wife of Michael Scott, in prison for life.



A “Live From Death Row” Event, with a call from a death row prisoner.

Something is wrong. What can we do?
The first step to action is awareness.
Come and hear these voices and together let's fight for justice.


For more info: 494-0667 or cedpaustin@gmailcom
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