Soulstice Joins NOH8 Campaign For Marriage Equality

 

(Press Release) Hip-hop artist SoulStice recently released “Strange Kinda Love,” the new single from his latest album, Beyond Borders. The single and video shares a powerful message about love and tolerance and stands up for marriage equality for same-sex couples. SoulStice has taken his advocacy for marriage equality a step further by joining the Los Angeles-based NOH8 Campaign, a photographic silent protest movement founded by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska and partner Jeff Parshley in response to Proposition 8 – the 2008 ban on same-sex marriage in the state of California. 

The “Strange Kinda Love” video features images of both interracial and same-sex couples.  As SoulStice explains, “it wasn't long ago that my wife and I couldn't have gotten married in the US. Today's ‘free love’ struggle centers around the LGBT community and same-sex marriage.” NOH8 has produced thousands of photos featuring supporters with duck-taped mouths – in a recent photoshoot, SoulStice joined “Familiar Faces” in the campaign including other notables such as Russell Simmons and Kathy Griffin.

To further show his support, SoulStice has released a song called “NoH8,” with instrumentation by Mid-West producer Mighty Wyte, which was inspired by the photographic campaign.  “NoH8” is available on iTunes and proceeds from the sale of the song will be donated to the campaign. According to SoulStice, “…marching in the LA Pride parade with Jeff and Adam and doing the NOH8 photoshoot was an experience my wife, son and I will never forget. By the time my son is old enough to understand the movement I hope he has to wonder why we ever needed a NOH8 campaign in the first place.”

SoulStice is one of the few hip-hop artists to actively support marriage equality with the release of his controversial song “Strange Kind of Love.” Since its release, he has won 4 songwriting contests, including the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and the Billboard World Song Contest.

SoulStice was featured in XXL Magazine, The Source, Urb, and The Tavis Smiley Show after releasing North By Northwest (2005) and Dead Letter Perfect in 2007. In 2009 SoulStice released Beyond Borders, an “international concept album” featuring vocal collaborations with G.L.C., Kev Brown, Zap Mama, Oddisee and many others.  SoulStice recently debuted on the Hollywood scene through song placements in the Oscar-Nominated film “The Blind Side” starring Sandra Bullock and on NCIS LA on CBS.

For more information on SoulStice please visit:

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For more information on the NOH8 Campaign please visit:

www.noh8campaign.com