L.A. Riot
Thurz
2011
L.A. Riot is a concept album that is all about the LA riots from 1992, and the events surrounding it 20 years after the Rodney King incident.
“Rodney King” discusses every detail from the night of the beating including the statistics of the basketball game King was watching, the alcohol consumption, the marijuana, the make and model of car he was driving; the chase through highways and residential areas through Lake View Terrace interspersed with King’s parole worries; the brutality captured on video by a plumber named George Holliday.
He released the second single “Los Angeles” on April 29 to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots that took place during the course of six days (April 29-May 4, 1992) in Los Angeles’ South Central community. He has said that these socio-economic and political uprisings as well as the recent North Africa protests serve as the backdrop behind this concept album.
Stand-Out Tracks
Rodney King
Hell’s Angel
Riot
Manifest Outro
