Dupré Kelly Talks Hip-Hop Politics and New Single Featuring Mayor Ras Baraka Keep The Faith

By Alexandra Hill

Published July 24, 2020 at 12:10 PM EDT

Dupré Do It All Kelly of the legendary hip-hop group The Lords Of The Undergroud has released new music nearly two years in the making, and in the midsts of a global pandemic. The Newark native, activist, and former candidate for city council, recently sat down with WBGO's Alexandra Hill to talk about his latest solo project, the message behind the new single Keep The Faith featuring Mayor Ras Baraka, Hip-Hop and Politics, conversations with 2Pac and much more.

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Alexandra Hill began her work with WBGO in June of 2012 in the news department. A graduate of the Rutgers Newark journalism program, Alexandra was also a student of WBGO News Director Doug Doyle. Alexandra has since become the lead general assignment reporter, afternoon news anchor, and producer of the award winning live call in show Newark Today. Since working for WBGO Alexandra has covered politics in and around Newark including the 2014 mayoral campaign of Mayor Ras Baraka as well as the senate campaigns of former Newark Mayor and now U.S. Senator Cory Booker in both 2013 and 2014. Alexandra also covers a host of human-interest stories, and has been recognized by the New York Association Of Black Journalists for her piece entitled Sheltering Newark’s Homeless.

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