Episode 71: Freeway talks about Philadelphia prison reform, his battle with kidney disease + more

On this episode of Grass Routes Podcast, Philadelphia rapper Freeway sits down with Brandon Killabh Hall and Erin Ashley Simon to talk about how he openly shares his battle with kidney disease on social media and in his music (7:30), his documentary and project called Think Free (9:30), how it is a good time for Philadelphia in sports and music (16:03), how jail probations are set up for people to fail (18:27), his involvement in prison reform and how police in Philadelphia killed his cousin (21:14) and how older artists need to lead by example for the younger artists because the streets don’t care (27:07). Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/grassroutespodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Join our post episode discussion on Grass Chat (free GroupMe chat): https://groupme.com/join_group/37511634/N6wXSZ Twitter twitter.com/GrassRoutesPod twitter.com/Phillyfreezer twitter.com/erinasimon twitter.com/killabh Instagram instagram.com/grassroutespod instagram.com/phillyfreeway/ instagram.com/erinasimon/ instagram.com/killabh/ Shot/Edited: instagram.com/crownedyb twitter.com/crownedyb Grass Routes Podcast is a deep dive into the Culture, touching on the future, past and present of both the hosts Brandon "Killabh" Hall and Erin Ashley Simon and your favorite influencers, celebrities and artists. Our podcasts explores the honest, personal and vulnerable stories, thoughts, opinions and introspective statements that helped shape our guests and hosts into who they are, their careers and more.