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Five Grams

by Dimitri A. Bogazianos

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In 2010, President Barack Obama signed a law repealing one of the most controversial policies in American criminal justice history: the one hundred to one sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder whereby someone convicted of “simply” possessing five grams of crack—the equivalent of a few sugar packets—had been required by law to serve no less than five years in prison. In this highly original work, Dimitri A. Bogazianos draws on various sources to examine the profound consequences of America’s reliance on this punishment structure, tracing the rich cultural linkages between America’s War on Drugs, and the creative contributions of those directly affected by its destructive effects.

Focusing primarily on lyrics that emerged in 1990s New York rap, which critiqued the music industry for being corrupt, unjust, and criminal, Bogazianos shows how many rappers began drawing parallels between the “rap game” and the “crack game.” He argues that the symbolism of crack in rap’s stance towards its own commercialization represents a moral debate that is far bigger than hip hop culture, highlighting the degree to which crack cocaine—although a drug long in decline—has come to represent the entire paradoxical predicament of punishment in the U.S. today.

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released September 19, 2012

Dimitri A. Bogazianos- vocals
Saundi Wilson- acoustic/electric guitars

lyrics by Dimitri A. Bogazianos (Crooked Music-ASCAP)
produced and arranged by Saundi Wilson (War Party Music- ASCAP) and Sebastian Bardin (LaVibe Music- ASCAP)

mixed and mastered by Saundi Wilson

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Saundi Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Saundi(Finnish slang for “sound”) studied composition at S.U.N.Y. Purchase where he was awarded the Thayer Fellowship. He has written music for hit tv shows such as MTV's Jersey Shore, The CW's Nikita, and BBC's Top Gear. He scored the feature film, Manito(awarded at Sundance/SXSW). His group, The Bruknahm Project, has created albums and remixes for Knitting Factory, EMI, and Universal (France). ... more

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