Rap And Redemption on Death Row (New Book Alert)

Rap And Redemption on Death Row

Seeking Justice And Finding Purpose Behind Bars

By: Alim Braxton & Mark Katz

Imprisoned since age nineteen, Alim Braxton has spent more than a quarter century on North Carolina’s death row. During that time, he converted to Islam and dedicated his life to redemption. Braxton, MC’ing since the age of thirteen, uses his rhymes as a form of therapy and to advocate for prison reform, particularly by calling attention to the plight of the wrongfully incarcerated.

This book, a Hip-Hop rich prison memoir, chronicles Braxton’s struggles and triumphs as he attempts to record an album while on death row, something no one has done before. Braxton’s world is complex: full of reflections on guilt, condemnation, incarceration, religious awakening, and the redemptive power of art. Ultimately, Braxton shows us that even amid the brutality of our prison system there are moments of joy, and on death row joy may be the most powerful form of resistance.

Alim Braxton’s journey from a wayward young man and Death Row inmate to musician and advocate of prison reform, offering unforgettable moments of hope and triumph mixed with darkness and despair, painting a complex and nuanced portrait of a man who, in hopes of being redeemed himself, makes music as a way to advocate for others.

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