ACCLAIMED HIP-HOP ARTIST DEREK MINOR PREMIERES A NEW VIDEO ENTITLED "FREE"
buzzz worthy. . . Nashville, TN (July 20, 2016) – Today, award-winning hip-hop artist Derek Minor debuted the video for his new single “Free” via his blog, www.derekminor.com/blog . The recent murders of several African-Americans by law enforcement including the killing of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, struck a deep chord inside of Minor. This motivated him to write and produce "Free," which addresses the violence and disparities in our culture based on race. “Free,” written, produced, and mastered by Minor within just three hours, conveys the anguish he feels inside, pondering the pain and fear of these experiences and troubling times. The music video for "Free," which was conceptualized by Minor and directed by Patrick Tohill, was filmed a few days later. Minor is inspired by his audience to bring about change. He writes music for people and for God and strives to be as authentic as he can and believes that’s how change can start. When talking a...