JUNETEENTH: ASSATA DROPS
BL Shirelle, Deputy Director and lead artist to release debut LP ASSATA TROI on Die Jim Crow Records 6/19/20, the historic date of Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day.
2019: A YEAR IN REVIEW
It seems like every year is the "most significant year yet" for Die Jim Crow, as I wrote in 2018's recap, but 2019 was indisputably the most profound evolution for the project yet.
XXVIII: SO MUCH LOVE + THREE NEW VIDS
Since successfully completing our DIE JIM CROW: THE RECORD LABEL Kickstarter, there has been a lot to catch up on.
KICKSTARTER SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU.
Die Jim Crow Fam: We did it. Thanks for your help. this was a true team effort! 38 days. 335 backers. $50,696 raised. plus a theme song.
DIE JIM CROW: THE RECORD LABEL KICKSTARTER
Check it out now. Die Jim Crow: The Record Label on Kickstarter.
XXVII: FROM CONCEPT ALBUM TO RECORD LABEL.
The past few months have been paramount in shaping the future of Die Jim Crow. What started in 2013 as an idea for one concept album has transitioned into becoming the first record label in the United States for formerly and currently incarcerated musicians.
XXVI: THE ALBERT WOODFOX SESSION
This past March, I had the honor of recording vocals and a video interview with Albert Woodfox for the Die Jim Crow project.
XXV: SOUTHERN TRIP 2018 – PART 3: FAIRFAX, COLUMBIA, PHILLY, CHERRY HILL
The third and final installment in a series by Die Jim Crow producer Fury Young about the DJC Southern Trip 2018.
XXIV: 2018 // A YEAR IN REVIEW
Over the past five plus years, Die Jim Crow has slowly grown, each year taking major steps forward.
XXIII: SOUTHERN TRIP 2018 – PART 2: ANGOLA, NOLA, PEARL, BIRMINGHAM
The second installment in a three-part series by Die Jim Crow producer Fury Young about the DJC Southern Trip 2018.
XXII: SOUTHERN TRIP 2018 – PART 1: CINCINNATI, TULSA, DALLAS
The Die Jim Crow Southern Trip 2018 was a great success, and it started with a dad: Charles Williams, Sr..
XXI: DJC SOUTHERN TRIP 2018
On October 6, Die Jim Crow producer Fury Young will leave Brooklyn NY for a two-week trip down south.
XX: BEHIND THE SCENES: FIRST IMPRESSIONS
During the peak heat days of this past August, we shot the second music video for Die Jim Crow: “First Impressions,” the sparse and intense third track off the EP.
XIX: ROLLING STONE “HEADED” PREMIERE & SINGLE RELEASE
Today, Juneteenth, we are excited to announce two exciting releases.
XVIII: CTCF SESSIONS
As of April 16, 2018, Die Jim Crow officially became the first studio album to ever be recorded in multiple U.S. prisons.
XVII: HEADED NYC PREMIERE, ONLINE RELEASE PUSH
Update to post 5/1/18: Please be patient as we push the “Headed” release until further notice. In the meantime, happy May Day!
XVI: HEADED TO THE STREETS PREMIERE // BROOKLYN, MARCH 31
Join us March 31 for the HEADED TO THE STREETS music video premiere.