"The American Negro" is a blunt critique of the systemic and vicious psychology that afflicts people of color. This project dissects the chemistry behind blind racism and uses music as a medium to restore dignity and self-esteem to my people.

It should be clear that any examination of black music is an examination of the relationship between black and white America. This relationship has shaped the cultural evolution of the world and its negative roots reach deep into our psyche. With various guest musicians playing over a soulful, polished orchestration, The American Negro reinvents the black mother tongue through this album and its accompanying short film (TAN) and four-part podcast (invisible Blackness). "The American Negro" - both as a collective experience and as an individual expression - is insightful, provocative and inspiring and should be at the center of our ongoing conversation about race, racism and writing the next chapter of American history.