[5] After completing their undergraduate education at Warren Wilson College,[6] Parker briefly worked as an English teacher in Brazil before moving to Athens, Georgia in 2014.
[9] Bellringer also includes the single "Wurk", which has attracted attention among organized labor advocates and led Parker to be invited to perform at the 2022 AFL–CIO Convention.
[5][11] In addition to their music, Parker hosts a podcast titled "Waiting on Reparations" on iHeartRadio, alongside fellow Georgia rapper Dope Knife.
From there, they entered the political sphere by serving as a campaign manager for local activist Tommy Valentine, who ran for Athens-Clarke county commissioner in 2017.
[8] At the urging of Athens mayor Kelly Girtz, Parker ran for office personally in 2018, campaigning for the Athens-Clarke County District 2 Commissioner seat.