Eric July

Eric July
Born April 17, 1990 (age 26)
Origin Dallas, Texas
Genres Hip hop, metalcore, nu-metal
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2012–present
Labels Independent
Website

Eric July (born April 17, 1990) is an American rapper and political activist. He currently leads the hip hop/metal band BackWordz, and is a contributor to LibertyHangout.org, Being Libertarian[1] and The Libertarian Republic.[2]

Personal life

Eric July was born in Dallas, Texas.[3] He attended South Oak Cliff High School and Summit High School.[4] He also attended, but did not graduate from, University of Memphis and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.[5] He is a Christian.[4]

Politics

July is a libertarian and Anarcho-Capitalist, formerly a Democrat.[6] He previously voted for Barack Obama in 2008.[7] Shortly after becoming a libertarian during the 2012 election, he announced his support for Gary Johnson, the libertarian nominee.[8] He voiced opposition on raising the minimum wage.[9] He supports defunding Planned Parenthood because of government funding.[10] Following the San Bernardino mass shootings, he released a video on Facebook expressing support for gun rights.[11] He opposes the TSA.[12] He supports auditing the Fed.[13] In an interview on Fox & Friends, July stated that Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul is his current favorite for the 2016 election.[9]

Discography

with Backwordz

References

  1. ↑ "Eric July, Author at Being Libertarian". Being Libertarian. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  2. ↑ "Meet The Team". Liberty Hangout. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  3. ↑ "Eric July".
  4. 1 2 "Security Check Required".
  5. ↑ Jeff Gage. "Dallas' Viral Libertarian Rapper Eric July Has Fans in Fox News and Glenn Beck - Dallas Observer". Dallas Observer.
  6. ↑ Josh Guckert. "Interview with Eric July: Former Democrat Turned Libertarian". The Libertarian Republic.
  7. ↑ Christian Datoc (27 August 2015). "Video Former Democrat DESTROYS Minimum Wage Debate on Facebook - The Daily Caller". The Daily Caller.
  8. ↑ Who is Eric July going to vote for?. 6 November 2012 – via YouTube.
  9. 1 2 Josh Guckert. "Former Democrat DESTROYS Minimum Wage, And Likes THIS Candidate For President (VIDEO)". The Libertarian Republic.
  10. ↑ "Eric July". Twitter.
  11. ↑ "Eric July - Facebook".
  12. ↑ "Eric July". Twitter.
  13. ↑ "Eric July". Twitter.
  14. ↑ "BackWordz on Twitter".
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