Nominated by
Lamourie MEDIA
November 22, 2020
If you wrote it as a movie plot, they’d say it was too incredible to believe. But sit down with Jimmy Dennis, the incredibly talented singer / songwriter who is releasing his third single - an important commentary on race and injustice in America today from someone who has lived it,and almost didn’t live through it - and you will hear a back story that no other artist in American history can top.
Not only is Jimmy Dennis the first artist ever to spend half a lifetime locked away for something he didn’t do, but his release from Pennsylvania’s Death Row in 2017 set important precedents and is still shaking up the justice system and having impact on other cases nationwide. Now, months after Rolling Stone told his story and featured his previous song U SAID in a feature article and a short documentary, the compelling song released today will have national impact. “HATE THE SKIN I’M IN” is a painful reminder that even on this side of the bars there are life and death injustices. Dennis chose to release the song on Aug 28th - the anniversary of Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech and the day of the 2020 march on Washington. The song is already getting attention by major industry players. The sneak peak was heard at a high profile online panel event featuring Jimmy along with Ja Rule and Naughty By Nature on a panel about police violence and accountability in America . The important, powerful musical statement is a true ANTHEM for our times, and the artist is asking fans to hashtag posts sharing the song with #BeautifulBeautifulBeauifulBlackSkin to get the message out.
“HATE THE SKIN I'M IN” .is an contribution to the conversation around the biggest civil rights movement in recent history in the era of BlackLivesMatter.
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Lyric video at :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dptm0gGufM&feature
Connect with Jimmy on Instagram :
https://www.instagram.com/jimmydennismusic/
From Rolling Stone :
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/jimmy-dennis-philadelphia-murder-wrongful-conviction-soul-musician-criminal-justice-909002/
From the New York Times : https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/30/us/wrongful-convictions-civil-lawsuits.html
From Crime and Justice Report:
https://thecrimereport.org/2019/10/01/deals-barring-wrongful-conviction-damages-under-fire/
Visit Now This News for the episode featuring the case : https://nowthisnews.com/
More about the Jimmy Dennis Wrongful Conviction Case:
http://jimmydennis.net/