Nnamdi Black Plight EP

Written and recorded in three days during the tumultuous summer of 2020, the Black Plight EP is Chicago multi-instrumentalist NNAMDI's response to the police murder of George Floyd and the subsequent ignition of protests and demands for racial justice that swept the globe.In three explosive post-punk tracks, NNAMDI leans into the heavier noise-rock tendencies of his musical language to explore fundamental political questions of justice for Black Lives in "My life" ("My life / What's it worth to you?"); his mounting anger against racist police violence in "Rage" ("They kill us dead in the street / Outside so everyone sees / They stand and watch while we bleed / Black with a capital B"); and an internalization and reverberation of a call to action in "Heartless" ("Can't sit around and wait for something to change").The EP was Released as a Digital-only project exclusive to Bandcamp on Friday June 5, 2020 in order to raise money for racial justice organizations and community members in immediate need of financial support. It went on to become the Best-Selling album on that Bandcamp Friday, raising over $10,000.00 in 24-hours. The Chicago Tribune named NNAMDI Chicagoan of the Year in 2020, citing_amongst other things_ his public leadership role in raising money for racial justice movements in his hometown of Chicago via the Black Plight EP.NNAMDI wrote, performed, and recorded the Black Plight EP by himself in 3 days.