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'Songs from the Hole': The story behind JJ'88's documentary and visual album

Actors gaze up to the sky during JJSongs from the Hole. Before the song starts, protagonist and producer James "JJ'88" Jacobs describes meditating on his and others' redemption while incarcerated and in solitary confinement.'/>

The visual album and documentary Songs from the Hole tells the story of James Jacobs, the hip-hop artist JJ'88, as he reflects on his coming-of-age within California's state prison system.

(Image credit: Courtesy of Netflix)

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