K.B. from Democracy & Hip-Hop shares this recording of James Price as he addresses the Citizen Review Panel which was put together to discuss the questionable shooting and murder of Nathaniel Sanders (click through to also see/hear the dash cam video/audio recording of the incident, not for the faint of heart). Link
Related to this, a couple of weeks ago, I met an MC by the name of James Price who attended the Citizen Review Panel held by the Austin “rainbow coalition” for the slaying of Nathan Sanders and near-fatal shooting of Sir Smith by Austin police last May. When it was James’ turn to speak he spit a rap about the racism of the ATX police and police in general, the tradition of black revolt, and the need for people of color to unite in struggle against white supremacy. I’ve included the video from it below. We spoke for a few minutes afterward and I look forward to building with him more.
One point worth noting that you’ll hear in the video is James referring to J. Edgar Hoover as a “homo.” While Hoover’s sexual orientation has historically been questionable at best, I raised the point to him that queer people of color are both murdered by pigs and fight against them. A successful struggle against white supremacy can’t be waged without queer folks. Anyhow, James Price’s rhymes speak to the natural intersection of political struggle and hip-hop.
