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Help The Coup and Mr. Lif recover from bus crash
The good news is that no
one was seriously injured when two of the most uncompromising and
politically charged acts in rap history, The Coup and Mr. Lif ,
wound up in a tour bus accident last week. But the bad news is that
all of their equipment and much of their personal belongings were
destroyed. According to The Coup's Boots Riley:
We lost everything in
that crash and fire. We were packed to live and do shows on that
bus for a month. Most of us had every stitch of clothing we owned
on there. We lost clothes, computers, recording equipment, cameras,
IDs, phones, keys to cars and homes. We lost cash.We lost all
our damn instruments and equipment to perform with. We were and
are happy to walk away with our lives. But now we're home. Most
of the band touring with The Coup has kids, rent that won't quit,
bills, and holiday expenses coming. We need money, because like
I said the band doesn't have the tools that they make a living
with. Not only did we lose cash and material things on the bus,
but we also were depending on this tour for money to make it through.
The Coup has a Paypal
account for donations and keep checking his site because Mr. Lif
has one on the way. You can send donations on Paypal to the following
address:
thecoupbuscrash@gmail.com
They've contributed greatly
to our world and this is your chance to give back in a time of need.
Boot's
Riley's letter regarding the crash
Allhiphop's
news item on the crash
Official
Mr. Lif site
The
Coup's Myspace page
NYNT
NEWS ARCHIVE
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