PAUL WILLIS

​Paul Willis is a hip-hop artist, educator & community organizer, who works to create positive community building experiences through art, engagement & service. For Paul, the message behind the music has always been the most important aspect of his work. Engaging youth & using music as a tool to inspire & educate has been at the forefront of his career. Collectives like Zero Forbidden Goals, gave him a space and a community to showcase his talents & form a coalition to shift the mindset around hip hop. Within this group, he helped put on pop up shows throughout Sacramento, lead conversations around social justice issues & artistry and empower communities & youth. It’s a wonder that he still had time to produce another album, The Guardian, where he gives the listener an inside look into his life & tackles issues such as Black Lives Matter, politics, race & religion. Through this album, he hopes to spread the message of empathy & the importance of viewing the world & other people’s experience through multiple lenses because at the end of the day: “what brings us together is that recognition of humanity.”