A biographical soundtrack of social injustice; the thought-provoking, hard-driving, bass-dominant, funk-influenced climax to Redd's social change series

14 MP3 Songs in this album (60:44) !
Related styles: Hip-Hop/Rap: Political Rap, Spoken Word: Poetry, Type: Political

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Perry Redd is a reknown social change activist with his roots of activism spawned in Knoxville, Tennessee; a talented and accomplished songwriter born and raised in Washington, DC, his passion for aiding, advocating and educating peoples of poor and oppressed communities thrust him into the public eye during the early 2000âs.

Redd is a longtime songwriter with a catalogue well over 2,000 compositions. Writing over 30 albums and recording over 400 songs, he is also a member of the Association of Songwriters, Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). His proudest accomplishment is the full-length CD release of the first in his social change series, The Activist (2000).

Perry Redd is writer, arranger, composer, producer and performer on all of the tracks on "Trial By Fire" with guest appearances from BBD and Dirty Red.

Part of Reddâs history includes two stints in prison, including a five-year odyssey through the federal justice system, culminating in "Trial By Fire" and the soon-to-be-released book, âA Journal From A Federal Prisonâ, where he fought and won the overturning of alleged drug and gun trafficking convictions in 2007. Redd is a consummate teacher/adult instructor in political science and popular education, and is author and publisher of a weekly social commentary âThe Other Side of the Tracksâ and is currently an internet talk radio host and is active in lobbying for changes in Washington, DC around the housing policies and criminal justice laws that adversely affect young, black males