Rell Be Free - "Paythefeee" from the 2020 self-released album P.T.F.D.

Rell Be Free (real name: Jerrell Davis) is a self-described "musician, underground educator, and multifaceted entrepreneur" from the South End of Seattle. A rapper since the age of 12, Davis utilizes his skills to speak out for social justice. He's the Restorative Justice Director and co-founder of the youth organization WA-BLOC (Washington Building Leaders of Change), serves as a Corner Greeter Coordinator for Rainier Beach, and was named one of Seattle’s Most Influential People bySeattle Magazine in 2018.

"I’m very comfortable with who I am and so I’m not trying to perpetuate a false image," Davis told theSouth Seattle Emerald. "When you front, you’ve got to keep it up and I’m not prepared to keep up a façade. I’d rather keep up who I really am. No matter how popular my music gets, I’ve got to remember that it’s really not about me. Honestly, I use music as art, but I really see music as a tool toward revolution – a way to change the material conditions of our people."

Watch Rell Be Free perform today's Song of the Day from an event held by Decriminalize Seattle. 

Read the full post on KEXP.org

Rell Be Free - "Paythefeee" from the 2020 self-released album P.T.F.D.
Rell Be Free (real name: Jerrell Davis) is a self-described "musician, underground educator, and multifaceted entrepreneur" from the South End of Seattle. A rapper since the age of 12, Davis utilizes his skills to speak out for social justice. He's the Restorative Justice Director and co-founder of the youth organization <a href="https://wa-bloc.org/">WA-BLOC (Washington Building Leaders of Change)</a>, serves as a Corner Greeter Coordinator for Rainier Beach, and was named one of Seattle&rsquo;s Most Influential People by<a href="https://www.seattlemag.com/news-and-features/seattles-most-influential-people-2018-next-generation"> Seattle Magazine</a> in 2018.
"I&rsquo;m very comfortable with who I am and so I&rsquo;m not trying to perpetuate a false image," Davis told the<a href="https://southseattleemerald.com/2018/06/19/rapper-rell-be-frees-tools-for-seattles-revolution-classroom-stage-streets/"> South Seattle Emerald</a>. "When you front, you&rsquo;ve got to keep it up and I&rsquo;m not prepared to keep up a fa&ccedil;ade. I&rsquo;d rather keep up who I really am. No matter how popular my music gets, I&rsquo;ve got to remember that it&rsquo;s really not about me. Honestly, I use music as art, but I really see music as a tool toward revolution &ndash; a way to change the material conditions of our people."
Watch Rell Be Free perform today's Song of the Day from an event held by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/decrimseattle">Decriminalize Seattle</a>.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/song-of-the-day/2020/10/30/rell-be-free-paythefeee/">Read the full post on KEXP.org</a>

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