“This Ain’t Nothin New” by Renaissance the Poet now available on most major streaming platforms.

Renaissance brings you something new, but also familiar. He harkens back to some of the earliest revolutionary and social critiquing elements of Hip-Hop, and honors the role of the new age griot. He is an intersectional activist and organizer in the struggles for Black Liberation, Climate Justice and Prison Abolition. Renaissance is political, a scholar, and a vulnerable lyricist and spoken-word artist. He holds Bachelor’s degrees in History and Philosophy from the University of Washington. While locked-up in 1998, he began writing poetry and rapping as a way to survive incarceration. His songs and poems can be anthems or lectures to provide inspiration, intellectuality, spirituality and fun. On behalf of Renaissance, we appreciate you and your time. If you are just now meeting Renaissance, we welcome you into the community, we invite you into the conversation.

“This Ain’t Nothin New,” is a powerful song packed full of energy and insight. Renaissance beautifully weaves together the both the historical and the current political climate and forms of oppression revealing that not much has changed. The first of many scheduled releases, this song is definitely a solid foundation for his debut.