Inlighten Music Group present Soulrac’s latest single/video
“Blackface” of his new album ‘Soulploitation.’ “Blackface” is
produced by multi-talented international producer Big Bob of Elite Sound
International.
It's been nearly 200 years since white performers first started
painting their faces black to mock enslaved Africans in minstrel shows across
the United States. It was racist and offensive then, and it's still racist and
offensive today. By distorting the features and culture of African Americans including
their looks, language, dance, deportment, and character; white Americans were
able to codify whiteness across class and geopolitical lines as its
antithesis. Blackface and the codifying of blackness, language,
movement, deportment, and character, like a caricature, persists
through mass media and in public performances today. Join the movement by
sharing the #eraseblackface hashtag on social media to bring
awareness to this issue.
‘Soulploitation’ is an EP that’s reminiscent of the Golden Era of Hip Hop and the Black Power movement because it verbalizes the dilemmas we face as a society. Like the music from Blaxploitation films, it serenades its listeners with soulful and thought-provoking lyrics and music. Watch “Blackface” and connect with Soulrac below.
‘Soulploitation’ is an EP that’s reminiscent of the Golden Era of Hip Hop and the Black Power movement because it verbalizes the dilemmas we face as a society. Like the music from Blaxploitation films, it serenades its listeners with soulful and thought-provoking lyrics and music. Watch “Blackface” and connect with Soulrac below.
HIS –
STORY
Soulrac (Carlos Dukes) was born and raised in Orlando,
Florida during the Golden Era of Hip Hop which influenced his musical palette
and creativity. His upbringing shaped his thought process and motivated him to
address the social injustices he witnessed throughout his life. An
environment where Mass Incarceration, Police Brutality, Gentrification, etc
were the norm. As a youth, he started scribbling rhymes in his notepad
and rapping became a means of expression. An expression he used when they
would battle rap by freestylin during lunch and after school as a means of
recreation. Soulrac defines his music as “Music for the Soul” and his
name is derived from his first name being spelled backward with an extra O.
Twitter: @Soulrac Music
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