“Bending the Bars” Rap Album Fights Damaging Stereotypes of Incarcerated People

“Bending the Bars” Rap Album Fights Damaging Stereotypes of Incarcerated People

“I don’t fuck with none of y’all cops,” rapped Julius Smith, aka Prince Jooveh, on the song “Hands Up.” “Eighty percent of y’all are cowards, y’all stay up in our business.” In one hand, he held a phone to hear the trap beat. In the other, he held a second phone to fire off lyrics. He had 30 minutes to get it right before time ran out — he was recording behind bars as a person incarcerated by the… Source