Ric Wilson is a 20 year old black self-proclaimed Artist and Prison Abolitionist from the South-side of Chicago, is also 1/2 of Chicago Rap Duo “Fuck Yo Institution”. On November 24th Ric Dropped “The Sun Was Out” EP In the words of Ric ” Theres a moment In life when you find yourself naked on a porch and everything you thought you were before is stripped off of you and can either stay and freeze on the porch naked or walk off the porch as your new self. This is my walk.” He describes his still as “jazzy soulful with modern elements, such as 808s”. Ric also, is one of the 8 delegates chosen to travel to Geneva, Switzerland in November of 2014 representing the We Charge Genocide coalition. They successfully presented a shadow report and testified at the United Nations, charging the Chicago Police Department with genocide and torture actions on black and brown youth within the city of Chicago. Along with Headlining Promontory, Northwestern University, Ric has also been featured on sites such as Ebony, The Source,HipHopDx, BET, Sprite, FakeShoreDrive, Pigeons & Planes, OkayPlayer,NBC and more.
