The hip hop hero from New Orleans known
as SoBlak has released his latest official single, “Handz Up Gun'd
Down” feat. Lady Upt. The track has been proudly published on the
1Point5 Entertainment LLC independent record label without the
direction of the corporate music industry. Heavy-hitting, socially
conscientious and making a bold statement against police brutality in
the United States, “Handz Up Gun'd Down” is a hip hop track
putting SoBlak on the map where he belongs.
SoBlak cites as main artistic
influences Rakim, KRS-1, Scarface, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, Ludacris,
Outkast, Lil Wayne, Freddie Gibbs, and Kendrick Lamar. In addition to
the top-shelf tones and attitudes these legends of the mic have
impressed on SoBlak, himself, “Handz Up Gun'd Down” also features
the considerable talents of Lady Upt.
At the heart of “Handz Up Gun'd Down”
are issues close to the heart of all Americans interested in social
justice .
“This single directly addresses the
extreme tension felt by the people who are and have been the target
of police brutality and killings,” writes SoBlak. “I wanted to
capture that N.W.A. spirit of 'F*ck the Police,' but with my flava
and knowledge on it.”
The result was an aggressive track, one
which fights for peace while refusing to back down.
“To balance the scales I had Lady UPT
bring her perspective of the issue,” SoBlak says. “By us both
touching on a variety of aspects of what we know and experience, it
came together as a very strong song with a defined message.”
It's clearly an evocative track. Much
like the efforts of the Black Lives Matter social-awareness movement,
however, not all the public response has been positive.
“It has caused a nasty campaign on
Facebook by many who are displaying their racist views and some who
are incorrectly labeling me as racist,” SoBlak writes, “but the
truth is paramount with this track, and the driving sound keeps the
tempo and momentum going to the very end.”
SoBlak started in music by learning
from his father, a jazz and gospel musician and music promoter in New
Orleans. He became serious about music after joining the Marine Corp
in 1990. “Handz Up Gun'd Down” represents his most prominent
official hip hop release in recent memory, with its music video
hitting over 86,000 views within two weeks.
1Point5 Entertainment calls SoBlak “a
veteran in the rap business,” saying, “you can expect lyrical and
production quality from this Jurassic Classic cat.”
“Handz Up Gun'd Down” is available
online worldwide at over 700 music stores now.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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