Black Irish by Empire Status

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by having a green beer and some good ol' whisky, all while listening to Empire Status' prohibition influenced song Black Irish.

March 18, 2014 at 1:00AM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

After a long fulfilling week at SXSW with over a handful of showcases and being an original St. Pauly girl, I only feel right to post a song honoring St. Patty's Day. Take a listen here to a song I was honored to collaborate on rappers/producers Muja Messiah and Bobby Raps for their Empire Status project. The Empire Status album was influenced by the prohibition-era gangster drama Boardwalk Empire.

While slamming your shots of Jameson and chasing it down with a tall glass of Guiness, enjoy and sing-a-long with the hook while you dance with the luck of the Irish, and ignore or participate in the crazy drunkeness happening all across American streets tonight.

Empire Status, Minneapolis, February 17, 2013. © Tony Nelson / Empire Status
(Tony Nelson/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Muja Messiah and Bobby Raps (Photography by Tony Nelson)

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