025: Michael “iLL Se7en” Acuna - Inspiring transformation through conversation
In this episode, Gabe talks with Michael “iLL Se7en” Acuna, social activist, and Hip Hop Artist. ILL has been performing and making music for more than 10 years. Traveling internationally and collaborating with some of the top independent artists in the world such as Hieroglyphics, Tanya Morgan, Dead Prez, J-Live, and The Flobots. Within the last 7 years, ILL’s energy has been focused on the school-to-prison pipeline and the prison industrial complex. During our conversation, we discuss his childhood and how growing up with music in his house influenced his own music, where he finds inspiration when working on creative projects as well as his newest project, The Brass and Gold Society, his battle of mistaken identity and racial profiling that continued through adulthood, and his work developing curriculum, teaching and speaking at colleges and universities about the marginalization of young people of color while building bridges with police officers.
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