Eric July

Eric July
Born April 17, 1990 (age 25)
Origin Dallas, Texas
Genres Hip hop, metalcore
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. ↑ https://twitter.com/backwordzmusic/status/715022382709153792
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