This week’s Resistence in Residence artist is Bay-Area hip-hop artist, educator and organizer Ras Ceylon.  He is noted for being the first Sri Lankan hip-hop performer to release an album (debut in 1999) in the west. He has been bringing uplifting messages to the masses for over 20 years, releasing 7 albums to date and appearing on multiple projects with notable Rap and Reggae artists. He works closely with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. Black Panther Party Cubs & is a member of Sizzla Kalonji’s Judgment Yard fam & Wu-Tang Killa Beez.

Follow Ras on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rasceylon/?hl=en

Check out his music on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/5w1lCxPPraMukwqxfPtwcm

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