Free Black!

Free Black! is a hip-hop duo from Akron, Ohio: recording artist and producer Floco Torres and drummer and producer Holbrook Riles III, known as HR3. Formed in 2017, the duo bridges past and future with a warm vintage sound built on samples and original beats, historical examination and songwriting. The name comes from the idea that there isn't one way to be Black.

Their self-titled debut came out in October 2018, followed by Freedom Summer (2020), inspired by the 1964 Mississippi Summer Project, and Black Tuesday! (2021), which drew parallels between the Great Depression and working-class life today. They have since released singles including "After these messages!" and headlined Akron's Highland Square PorchRokr festival in 2024.