Renaissance brings you something new, but also familiar. He harkens back to some of the earliest revolutionary and social critiquing elements of Hip-Hop, and honors the role of the new age griot. He is an intersectional activist and organizer in the struggles for Black Liberation and Prison Abolition. Renaissance is political, a scholar, and a vulnerable lyricist and spoken-word artist. He holds Bachelor’s degrees in History and Philosophy from the University of Washington. While locked-up in 1998, he began writing poetry and rapping as a way to survive incarceration. His songs and poems can be anthems or lectures to provide inspiration, intellectuality, spirituality and fun. On behalf of Renaissance, we appreciate you and your time. If you are just now meeting Renaissance, we welcome you into the community, we invite you into the conversation.