strife101life-2
strife101life-2
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Bio
Paul French (known as Strife) has been an activist and a hip-hop artist in Olympia, WA for over well over a decade. He has fought against budget cuts, for busker’s rights, engaged in direct action against illegal wars and gentrification, and raised awareness about the plight of grand jury resisters and political prisoners. In 2009, he released an album called “Love & Rage” and on April 8th, 2010 he was framed for felony assault on an officer at a protest against police brutality.
He served two months in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. When he was released from jail he was subjected to a campaign of harassment, given numerous citations by law enforcement who repeatedly singled him out by name. He was contacted by police 12 times and given five tickets in less than a month under various pretexts which sent him further into debt. Despite this repression, he released his first solo album in 2012 entitled “No Honor Among Kings” and traveled the West Coast on a “Peasant Revolt Tour.”
In late April 2011, Strife discovered through public records requests that he was being spied on by multiple law enforcement agencies and referred as the “white rapper” in e-mail exchanges. Later that year, he sued the Olympia Police Department for violations of his civil rights and a campaign of profiling, harassment, false arrest and imprisonment. OPD settled out of court to the tune of $10,000 and Strife is using this windfall to cut his 3rd album, "Metamorphosis" out 2018.
Now 5 years have passed and Strife is releasing a new album, the "Equilibrium Mixtape," sure to bring that incendiary wit and impeccable credentials that you all have come to know and love.
Youtube channel: https://tinyurl.com/4nb7v3ka
Download here: https://strife-and-harmony.bandcamp.com/album/equilibrium-mixtape
Download and stream here: https://soundcloud.com/strife_and_harmony
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