This episode features special guest BL Shirelle who recently released the album Assata Troi, the first full-length release for Die Jim Crow, the first non-profit record label for current and formerly incarcerated musicians. She is also a deputy director of the label. We discuss Shirelle’s motivation behind the album and why she felt it was important to be candid about her personal experiences. We also discuss her work with Die Jim Crow and its campaign to get personal protective equipment into prisons which are heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This episode opens with a snippet of “SIGS” the first single off Assata Troi (which was one of the best protest albums of 2020 so far). During the episode features a snippet of “Conspiracy” off the same album and “Headed to the Streets” off the Die Jim Crow EP. The podcast concludes with “First Impressions” off the same EP.