Artist: Black Thought
Song: “Rest in Power”
Album: Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story
Director: Rohan Blair-Mangat
Black Thought is sharing a new song called “Rest in Power,” which finds the Roots rapper speaking out on Trayvon Martin’s death and the Black Lives Matter movement. It comes with video directed by Rohan Blair-Mangat (JAY-Z’s “Bam”) shot in New York City’s Gotham Hall, showing Thought spitting along with images of protests and Martin’s distraught parents.
“I wanted to write something that somehow addressed a broader issue and addressed American tradition,” Black Thought told VIBE. “and how for so many generations this same sort of thing has been taking place.” The release coincides with JAY-Z and Paramount Network’s upcoming documentary series Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story, premiering July 30th.
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