Essam - "Free Palestine," a 2021 self-released single.

South Seattle-based rapper/poet and community organizer Essam wrote his first rap at the age of eight. “I wrote a personal narrative essay – it was the first time it wasn’t research – and I realized that writing is for me,” he told the University of Washington at Bothell.  He's since released two albums: 2018's 12.12 and last year's LP Chapter20six; early last month he shared the powerful new single "Free Palestine," stating, "my grandfather used to say when she calls then we always gotta answer." Check out the video below, shot/edited by Muzammil Siddiqee against a mural by artist Gabril. 

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Essam - "Free Palestine," a 2021 self-released single.
South Seattle-based rapper/poet and community organizer Essam wrote his first rap at the age of eight. &ldquo;I wrote a personal narrative essay &ndash; it was the first time it wasn&rsquo;t research &ndash; and I realized that writing is for me,&rdquo; he told the<a href="https://www.uwb.edu/ias-news/november-2020/essam-muhammad"> University of Washington at Bothell</a>.&nbsp; He's since released two albums: 2018's 12.12 and last year's LP Chapter20six; early last month he shared the powerful new single "Free Palestine," stating, "my grandfather used to say when she calls then we always gotta answer." Check out the video below, shot/edited by Muzammil Siddiqee against a mural by artist Gabril.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/song-of-the-day/2021/7/8/essam-free-palestine/">Read the full post on KEXP.org</a>

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