REBEKAH LAUR'EN ANNOUNCES THE RE-RELEASE OF HER MEDITATIVE SOUL, HEAD BOPPING SELF REFLECTIVE ALBUM TITLED "SOBER": Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington, DC Release: May 7, 2019. For Immediate Release  

Rebekah Laur'en announces the re-release of her first album SOBER. 

First released in September of 2016, Rebekah Laur'en, after experiencing heartbreaks from ex lovers, friends, and even family, she wrote an album exposing her pain and sharing her process of healing. 

Rebekah Laur'en has reproduced and recreated the album, SOBER showcasing her original compositions and production. This re-release is a representation of the full development of belief in self. Rebekah Laur'en states:  "I didn't believe in myself when I first released the album back in 2016 which is why I asked another producer to produce the first project and although the producer was talented and amazing, it was not my sound  but through out time I've come into a different place with myself personally and professionally as a musician and as a person which reflects much of my growth and healing." 

Rebekah Laur'en recorded most of the album in her studio in VA. She kept some of the original songs that were collaborations with other producers such as, New York City Producer, LonzCity who produced the song "Dicentra" and Producer, Z. Gates who worked on tracks like "Escape" and "Confessions". 

SOBER is composed of 11 Tracks, each being it's own song while yet sticking to the solid story line. From the textures to the colorful sounds of her own unique touch to her music, you can't help but get lost in the flow of her music, lyrically and rhythmically. 

Rebekah Laur'en hopes that this album does for others what her music did for her in hard times and leading them to the process of healing. This is just the start for her as she is also journeying into her own indie label Sound Proof 4. With Sound Proof 4, Rebekah is recruiting artists healers who also bring about social awareness and a spiritual, mental and physical sense of liberation.

Rebekah will begin a  tour in the fall!  To keep up with dates, cities and locations go check her website: www.rlmusik.com and follow her instagram where she will be making constant updates: r.l_music. 

SOBER releases May 27th and will only be available on Bandcamp.com until June 1st, after June 1st SOBER will be available on all music streaming platforms. 

For an Exclusive peek into the album, SOBER, join Rebekah at the SOBER, album release party presented by Honey-Coated NightLyfe.

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Take 1 Black Life, Take 2 More For Free: The Cost of Our Black Youth

I want to take you somewhere real quick before I get deep in this post. I want you to picture a young African-American teenager. It can be one from your family a little brother, sister, niece or nephew, but just visualize it. They are a senior in high school graduating with at least 4 scholarships and has receive acceptance letters from at least 2 Ivy League schools. Never had any trouble from them their entire educational career, a real good kid. The night of their prom they are pulled over by police and are instantly pulled out of the car and the car gets searched. So then they get handcuffed and sat on the sidewalk. The teen is filled with rage and anger so they don't stop talking and arguing with law enforcement. It starts to get personal and finally the cop has had enough and before firing he tells that teen "we are going to get rid of you monkeys one way or another" fires 5 rounds, takes their body, removed handcuffs, takes a gun that was in his glove comparment and places that teen's cold hands and lay them in a position where they can claim self defense. My following questions would be 1) What would be your first initial reaction? Would you take the advice of the late great Martin Luther King Jr. Or the burning fire and passion of the brother Malcolm X? Would you march? Would you study and research the legal system in order to find a way to outsmart them to get things changed? Will you turn to prayer? Would you take the times to really find out your rights as a citizen or will it be "By Any Means Necessary" as brother Malcolm X? Would you go out and attack the police? Would you riot and destroy all that is in your neighborhood even if its owned by your fellow black brothers or sisters? Will they have to lose their lively hood in order to truly to make a point? I'll just sit this right here and come back.


This is where we started: Montgomery Bus Boycott

And then there was this: Los Angeles Riots

And now we have this: Baltimore Riots

Now some will see the progressive and other will see the setback, its the "glass half full half empty" theory. I decided to have the Baltimore conversation with 3 other people that I care for deeply...my mom, my pops, my older sister, and my BFF, and honestly it was a 50\50 situation. While my mom, sister, and myself choose to exercise our rights by voting doing research on the candidates in office before we vote them in and by studying and keep up with any new laws and legislations that come out, my pops and bff felt differently. Their opinion is that we as a race have been fighting for centuries now and feel as if going to the polls won't stand chance on ever making a change.  The privitazation of the educational systems within our urban communities continue to generate income that sway politicians. With our children being groomed for prison life what else are we to do besides literally fighting back. While I must say it pains me to live in such a pessimistic reality, many others feel that way.

So in a perfect world there would be no hate, no racism, no killing and losing our young blacks or adults. There would have been a resolution after the March on Washington or after Malcolm X final speech at Ford Auditorium before being killed the next day. But that isn't what we live in as Rev King quoted "I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word." However for those who may take on Malcolm X theory of "Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery." Which side are you on? What solutions would you offer? Do you have hopes of change? Have you given up on any change thus redefining what that means? Will we ever get the thousand words unspoken here?

I want to end this with a quote from one of my all time favorite artist

                                                             "We are amazed but not amused

By all the things you say that you'll do
Though much concerned but not involved
With decisions that are made by you

But we are sick and tired of hearing your song
Telling how you are gonna change right from wrong
'Cause if you really want to hear our views
"You haven't done nothing!"
Stevive Wonder-You Haven't Done Nothing

Peace and Blessings

Swagg P

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