In nearly two decades in music-making, Franti has grown from a black-booted voice of youthful rage into a barefoot clarion for social justice.
In 1986, Franti formed the Beatings, whose black industrial sound deconstructed punk, rock, and Reaganism with a leather-jacketed "No!" to militarism, racism, and compromise.
By 1992, Franti and Beating member Rono Tse became the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy with multi-instrumentalist Charlie Huner. Their album Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury delivered assaulting Publie Enemy-inspired...
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