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[Video] Sourmouth – “Because I’m Black” (@sourmouth100)
PDX artist Sourmouth issues his seventh video from “A Million Little Pieces” and it’s his most controversial yet. The self-directed “Because I’m Black” takes a sarcastically humorous approach to addressing racism and stereotypes in today’s culture. He speaks about how his skin color leads to women assuming he’s well endowed, constant police harassment and being considered a drug dealer all due to being black. Sourmouth also adds in elements of a social experiment. It consists of a white and black man, blindfolded and holding signs stating “I trust you, do you trust me?”. With the segment clips, viewers are quick to realize just how serious things have become for people of…
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[Video] Sourmouth – “I Hate It” | @sourmouth100
ASCAP recording artist Sourmouth opens up in a harmonic cadence over the smooth, alternative sounds of Sinima Beats on the self-reflective, “I Hate It”. The song touches on his ever looming guilty conscience for never living up to his family’s expectations. The song is featured on his full length album, “A Million Little Pieces”. Not hesitating to hold anything back, the video starts with a clip of a young Sourmouth on his third birthday. As the candles burn out, it quickly transitions into current times in a similar room. This offers a representation of the “normal” up-bringing the Portland emcee had, in contrast with the abnormal and reckless man he…
