San Francisco legend @EQUIPTO drop a new one “Justice Or Else” produced by Monk HTS & Evaclear. – youngMONC
“Playing classics, meditating these tactics to overcome”—Jungle, 2002
“This is for those really trying to make a difference, fighting for the poor and the community’s conditions”—Justice or Else, 2017
Over the last 15 years Ilych Sato—better known across the Bay Area and in the underground hip-hop scene as Equipto—has been no stranger to the ills plaguing his community in San Francisco or to the struggle that is required to overcome those ills. A longtime icon of the Bay Area underground rap scene, Equipto not only speaks from experience, but is also known for backing his rhymes up with action. Last year, Equipto made headlines around the world as a member of the #Frisco5 protest movement, going on a sixteen-day hunger strike to call global attention to police brutality in San Francisco and the city’s well-documented problems with systemic racism in the criminal justice system. So when Equipto gives the ultimatum of Justice or Else, it is by no means an empty threat—better yet for those ready to join him in the struggle, it is an assured promise.
