The Sound Strike roster has also grown with the addition of hip hop legends dead prez, as well as Divine, Rhymefest, Jasiri X, Invincible, Sr. Mendez, Quinto Sol, Dj Davey D, DJ Santero and DJ Sloe Poke, BRWN BFLO, as well as another dozen local acts.

Welcome to Sound Strike dead prez!

See Divine and dead prez do something serious with Lloyd Banks beat above!

Welcome Rhymefest!

Sound Strike artists Rhymefest and Jasiri X will also participate in a learning tour of Alabama this weekend.

Chicago based Rhymefest said, “Barack Obama’s father was an Immigrant, Arnold Schwarzenegger is an immigrant. This is a nation of immigrants, why is Arizona and Alabama discriminating against the American Tradition that made this country great. It’s the great hypocrisy!”

Welcome Jasiri X!

Outspoken Pittsburg Rapper Jasiri X added, “Legislation like Arizona’s SB 1070 and Alabama’s AB 56, designed specifically to single out one group of people for persecution is at best Anti American and at worse legalized racism.”