Following his longtime passion for pursuing music, senior Kurtis Kelley has released a free online mixtape called “The Green Lights Project.”

Kelley started The Green Lights Project with his friend Kivon Redd, an Indiana University (IU) student. Together, they put music together and rap as Sonny Osho (Kelley) and Ki (Redd) – The Lunar Crew.

“Some of the instrumentals we rap over are not owned by us,” Kelley said. “We have to beat for free. It can’t be sold on iTunes or anything.”

Kelley said he got into making music when he saw his friends in high school doing it. Interested in what he saw, he soon decided to follow in their footsteps.

He began by making beats, which is like producing, and then became interested in rapping a couple years ago, he said.

The music featured on the 17-song “Green Lights Project” album focuses on the lives of the two college students, Kelley said.

“We’re not focusing on, you know, being signed or making it big right now,” Kelley said. “We’re focusing on school.”

He said they rap about love, politics and the life they live.

“(We don’t rap about) too much of the club or too much of money,” Kelley said. “We rap about not having money because we’re two broke college students.”

Their music has had a big following on the Internet and they are continuing to perform as long as they have a following, Kelley said.

The mixtape is available online as a free download. The Green Lights Project will perform Sept. 29 in Newburgh. Contact Kelley at [email protected] for more information about the venue and time.