AR-15 BIO
What does it sound like when two white guys raised on rap speak truth to power? It sounds like AR-15. We are a hip-hop and spokenword group that rhymes for racial justice with a solid mix of club anthems and street chants.
The name AR-15 stands for fifteen anti-racist principles that guide the rap group to “flip the systemâ€- or use time and money to support anti-racist and racial justice organizing by white people and people of color. AR-15 is walking the talk in the hip-hop underground, earning tens of thousands of dollars in gigs through independent promotion since 2004 and donating 25% of their income to racial justice organizing.
AR-15 has performed for thousands of people around the U.S. and was featured in the VH1 television show "EgoTrip's "The (White) Rapper Show" , the World Trust film "Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible" , the Bloomsbury Press book "Other People's Property: A Shadow History of Hip-Hop in White America" , and countless media across the country including MTV, Associated Press, Complex Magazine, Fox News and hip-hop radio Hot 97 New York, Hot 91.3 Hartford, Power 104.3 Honolulu, and Play 103.9 Bakersfield.
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AR-15 ANTI-RACIST PRINCIPLES
1. Practice non-violence.
2. Learn anti-racist history.
3. Study legacies of resistance.
4. Research your family history.
5. Respect leadership of color.
6. Stand in solidarity.
7. Challenge oppression.
8. Listen actively.
9. Create anti-racist culture.
10. Act on your principles.
11-15. For future generations.
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