Jim James’ second solo record is his most lyrically direct and overtly political work to date. Listen as he describes how an art and activism conference made him realize that he wanted to use his music as a way to inspire his fans to be politically active and how the work of artists like Gil Scott-Heron, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield and Stevie Wonder showed him how to speak his mind in a poetic, musical and powerful way.

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