Plies - 100 Years

What this video is

Released in September 2007 as a web-only video tied to Plies' debut album 'The Real Testament' (Atlantic/Slip-N-Slide), '100 Years' represents a rare moment of explicit political commentary from an artist primarily associated with Southern club rap. The video's courtroom staging directly engages with systemic racism in the American legal system — addressing mandatory minimums, unfair sentencing, conspiracy charges,…

Why it matters

Occupies a critical subcategory of mid-2000s Southern rap: the socially conscious street narrative that runs counter to the dominant trap/club aesthetic of the era. Alongside peers like Scarface and early Lil Boosie, Plies used '100 Years' to document the lived legal reality of Southern Black…