"Bending the Bars" is an inspiring and transformational recording project featuring incarcerated and formerly incarcerated hip-hop artists. David, along with Oberlin interns Natalie Gamino and Eloise Rich, interviewed Executive Producer Noam Brown and artists Chance (formerly incarcerated) and Gary Field (currently incarcerated and also an Executive Producer of this project). This episode was edited by Eloise, Natalie, and Jamie Polson.
Music included:
1. CHANCE, True Akira: Locked Down
2. Kashdat: 8th Floor
3. Corvette Cal, Alphabet Rockers: dangeRush
4. Gary Field, Paul Reid: Tearing Down Walls and Building Bridges
5. FLAMAN, GABRL: Better Days
6. ThaFlame: No Good Deeds
Bending the Bars is powered by Community Hotline for Incarcerated People (CHIP), a grassroots organization supporting incarcerated individuals by documenting their experiences and advocating for change.