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On Tyranny: POWAMOV’s Son Brave, Shango $upreme Urge End to Authoritarians’ Favorite Weapon: Violence

Posted in Features, On Tyranny, On Tyranny, Videos with tags , , , , , , on 12/17/2025 by Kurt Orzeck


Son Brave and Shango $upreme, one-half of Baltimore anti-violence collective POWAMOV, speak with The Bad Penny about how America will never be truly “great” until we face and eradicate social unrest, discrimination and easy access to guns — all of which are forms of violence — that corrode our country. We’ve dug one hell of a deep hole for ourselves, but Son Brave and Shango $upreme explain that, by acting as positive role models for kids and treating each other as neighbors worthy of respect and basic human freedoms, all is not lost.

The message isn’t just one that Son Brave and Shango $upreme elaborate on during this installment of On Tyranny; it’s the beating heart of their POWAMOV EP, due January 17. A precursor to their TBA full-length, the collective present a fresh take on Boom Bap/Phonk-influenced hip hop — proving POWAMOV want us to see and hear the world with fresh eyes and ears.

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