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Erick Arc Elliott says he’s been looking into how he can educate kids to understand the vast information that’s on the internet while Zombie Juice is focused on building his Talking Terps brand and learning more about self-sustainability.įlatbush Zombies have been a must-see group out of the East Coast since going viral with their dark and stoned-out single, “ Thug Waffle.” Back-to-back years of foundation-building mixtapes like 2012’s D.R.U.G.S. Noticing how powerful their message can be, the group channeled their energies into individual efforts to help their community. In June, they dropped an EP called Now, More Than Ever, their first release since 2018’s Vacation in Hell, accompanied by merch raising money for organizations making a positive impact in the Black community. They raised $100,000 in one day shortly after the announcement on social media, and over $150,000 in total. Instead of letting Meechy’s father's death cripple them, Flatbush Zombies have used it as fuel for new initiatives to affect change on the largest scale possible. “Do you want me to go on a song and really say what I want to do when I look at a cop? Do you want me to say that? Do you want me to go tell kids that kind of stuff? I have to be conscious and smart because when my people do shit like that, we're called anarchists. “Can you imagine how I feel right now?” he asks me. The influence he has as an artist is not something he takes lightly.
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Even as artists continue to release new music to increase awareness and support the Black Lives Matter movement, Meechy is still torn between being a spokesperson against police brutality and staying silent on the issue. Many months later, the country is faced with the coronavirus pandemic, as well as ongoing protests after the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau, and so many others. On January 13, 2020, Meechy Darko of Flatbush Zombies shared with his followers that his father was shot and killed by Miami police officers.