Former Child Soldiers Speak from Uganda… in hip hop

Child Rebel Soldiers

You may have seen the teaser video for “Us Placers.” The first single of rap supergroup, CRS (Child Rebel Soldier), made up of power playas Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, and Pharrell Williams. Set over an instrumental sample of Thom Yorke’s Eraser, it’s a song about some of the issues[...]

Dope Fan Video for CRS (Child Rebel Soldiers)’ “Us Placers”.

Via The Rap Up: A concept video of “Us Placers,” directed by Va$htie. It features child versions of Kanye, Pharrell, Lupe, and Thom Yorke. This should seriously be the official video for the song. The kids are great, especially the Pharrell. Much props to Va$shtie for[...]

Kanye, Lupe & Pharrell as CRS (Child Rebel Soldiers)

I’ve been lurking around the Okayplayer site (I was originally searching for a review of the new Lupe disk - more on that later - but like always, I got sucked in …). Check out the CRS’ “Us Placers” … it gets some cool points. Kanye, Lupe & Pharrell as[...]

Former Child Soldier Uses His Music To Describe His Past

emmanueljal.jpg Emmanuel Jal’s one of the “Lost Boys” of Sudan, a former child soldier. His mother was killed, and his sister was raped by soldiers by the time he was 9 years old. He’s also a rapper, and instead of the typical fare you might[...]

Saints Prophets Soldiers-Biblically Correct

Saints Prophets Soldiers-Biblically Correct Luglio 24th, 2008 by download2musiconline Artist: Saints Prophets Soldiers Album: Biblically Correct Year: 2003 Genre: Hip-hop Song: 13 Source: Cd Album[...]