30 year old rapper, Lyrikal (real name, Jesse James), has released some photos of himself behind prison bars. The conceptdriven photos are part of the rapper's personal campaign to communicate the challenges of the average young person living in Nigeria today. Continue... According to Lyrikal; "Hip Hop isa form of self-expression that tries to challenge or merely evoke the mood of the circumstances of an environment. The bars are a metaphorical play on themusical jargon; where they represent a point in a verse which contains the punchline for a rap - this is why we used sixteen photos. But most importantly, the bars represent the physical oppression, mental captivity and creative limitations facing the Nigerian youth today"Lyrikal borrows quotes fromWilliam Glasser,Musiq Soulchild & Nelson Mandela in the expression of his call to freedom.
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