Justin Pinesfor black boys… (When The Rage is Never EndingWe build worlds for those who will never wake up to see them. We mourn the innocence lost and the lives we never got to live. for black…2 min read·Apr 19, 2024----
Justin PinesIncarcerated Fathers ( for those who cant be here for the holidays cause the state killed em)Rae wrote about incarcerated scarfaces2 min read·Nov 28, 2023----
Justin PinesAs Beautiful As The Sun ( A Letter for the Children of Palestine)I write this for the little girl who after a bomb was dropped on her asked the man picking her up from under the rubble if he was taking…7 min read·Nov 6, 2023----
Justin PinesstatementI started working on this album in 2020 in a homeless shelter before the pandemic hit. I was just coming out of a downward mental spiral…5 min read·Aug 19, 2022----
Justin PinesA Love Letter to Biggie by Justin PinesHow does it feel to become an icon? What does the process of going through that feel like? Seeing yourself as the same person you’ve…8 min read·Mar 9, 2021----
Justin PinesSpeech for Mom 2–12–2021 by Justin PinesHappy birthday Mom. I was gonna say happy birthday to my old earth cause when you left I lost my world. For a long time I was so lonely…5 min read·Feb 13, 2021----
Justin PinesSomeone by Justin PinesI haven’t done a short story in years so we’ll see how this shit goes. The most consistent lesson black men ever taught me is how to run…6 min read·Feb 4, 2021----