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A documentary chronicling the creation of the project and retracing the origins of Tulsa's historic hip-hop community is due for release following the album's debut. In the first episode of the official Fire in Little Africa podcast, Johnson says of the project: "It's not even an album, it's a legacy
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The Fire in Little Africa album was recorded over five days and five nights at both the
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project that is truly going to transform how people look at hip-hop and how we're truly transforming lives—trying to save black and brown folks, poor people, and people of color."
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on the label and called the album "a powerful and timely project that provides a platform and outlet for the incredibly talented and thriving music community of Tulsa, Oklahoma."
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