How hip-hop artist Spek Won's father shaped his own journey
In this clip from Exhibitionists, Toronto hip-hop artist opens up about the suffering he witnessed plague his father's adulthood, and the driving force that suffering has become in Spek's own life.
Toronto-based rapper reflects on family's role in forming his identity
Adversity can shut you down. Or, as in the case of Toronto hip-hop artist Spek Won, it can spur you on. He's not afraid to look at difficult issues – he tackled police brutality in his recent video "Black Body." It's an elegy to the tragedy of past years, while it points to resistance and healing.
And Spek Won has looked challenge straight in the eye his whole life. In this clip from Exhibitionists, he opens up about the suffering he witnessed plague his father's adulthood, and the driving force that suffering has become in Spek's own life.
Watch Exhibitionists on Sundays at 4:30 p.m./5 p.m. NT on CBC-TV.
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