“‘Freedom Part’ 2 is the first release off The Beast and Nnenna Freelon’s new album, Freedom Suite, which drops on Okayplayer’s new jazz inspired channel: The Revivalist on October 26, 2010. It will be available for free download here.
The video follows The Beast as they volunteer and perform at a Durham-based non profit organization called SEEDS. All proceeds from the performance were donated to SEEDS, which is an organization that teaches inner-city youth how to plant, grow, harvest and sell crops in their own communities.”
This video was filmed by Napoleon Wright III in downtown Durham, NC.
Sidebar:
Pierce Freelon (the rapper in The Beast) is Nnenna’s son. She’s a world renowned, six time Grammy-nominated Jazz singer.
In Case You Missed It:
Pierce went HAM (in a peaceful manner) in this past Wednesdays’ The Durham News newspaper because the City took down the “Freedom” mural that was created for the video shoot. You can read his rant here.