Oscar Urbina, a member of Rapzilla’s 2015 Freshman class and winner of Rapzilla’s 2014 16 Bar Challenge, has announced the release date of his new project.
On July 12, Urbina will release a mixtape titled Molly Pitcher, the first of a two-part project series. A press release explained the title and concept of the mixtape.
“As Oscar Urbina was studying for his Florida State exam for Social Science, he came across the story of a woman named Mary Ludwig,” the press release said. “Some to this day wonder if she was a real historical figure or just a folk tale. Her story takes place during the American Revolution, during the Battle of Monmouth.
“During the battle, the weather conditions were extreme. Soldiers fought in the battlefield while it was brutally hot causing heat exhaustion. Mary took the initiative to bring pitchers of water from a spring for the soldiers so they can hydrate in the middle of the fight. She was deemed a hero for such a small act — bringing water!
“And that’s when it hit Oscar Urbina: to be a hero, you don’t need to do the epic heroic acts that you see in the movies by your favorite Marvel or DC superheroes. But to be a hero, you need to do the little things in life that leave an impacting memory in others, and in this project series, Oscar Urbina hopes to do this with his transparency. So for her small heroic acts, Mary Ludwig was given a nickname that will now embody the heart and name of Oscar Urbina’s project series, Molly Pitcher.”
