Meet Warren "Dzign" Dickson, hip hop artist from Watts, California who combines his love for music, community, and the environment through education and advocacy. Warren highlights the connections between different social causes, specifically, racial justice, wildlife conservation, and environmental protection, to emphasize the need for all of us to join together to create change. As someone who has witnessed local wildlife struggle to adapt to urban areas, and communities of color lack the resources they need to survive and thrive, Warren knows firsthand the urgency of addressing environmental and social causes simultaneously. Through his music, Warren uses hip hop culture as a way to relate to others while spreading awareness for all of the above.

Warren's Work

• 3rd Rock Hip Hop
• 3rd Rock Hip Hop's Instagram
• If I Was Wild (Music Video)

Community Partners

• Sisters of Watts
• Still Waters Network

Environmental Partners

• Sierra Club
• National Wildlife Federation
• Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing

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Cover art by Vivian Garcia (@viv_doodles)

Intro and Outro music: Clocks by Smith the Mister (All rights and credit go to Smith the Mister. No copyright infringements intended)