El-P Isn’t “Afraid Of Actually Being Relevant”
El-P takes on the “clandestine pack of draconian thugs running our country” in an insightful interview with ACLU attorney Ben Wizner. He discusses what “sends a chill down” his “artistic spine” - including his first-hand recollections of 9/11 and the torture at Abu Ghraib.
Disgusted by the American peoples’ numbness to the images of torture at Abu Ghraib, El-P presents this idea out of context from war propaganda. His video for “Smithereens” makes a powerful statement, and explores the idea of the powerful versus the powerless. Which is more shocking - El-P’s take or the real images? You be the judge.