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Political rap music is a subgenre of hip-hop that focuses on social and political issues. It incorporates elements from multiple genres, such as spoken word, funk, reggae, and jazz. Artists such as Public Enemy and Dead Prez use this form of expression to promote awareness of systemic inequality, discrimination, and police brutality.
- m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar. Many of the songs on this list speak directly to the offenses of American policy and the War on Drugs, while this one tells a story that accomplishes the same task.
- Changes by 2Pac. How great was Tupac Shakur? (and how depressing is our time?) This song was recorded in 1992, and you wouldn’t have to change a single word to fit it into today.
- Mathematics by Mos Def. Mos Def takes the “reporting” angle of being poor and black in America and combines it with some brilliant wordplay that uses D.C.’
- Mind Playin Tricks by Geto Boys. Furthering Rubio’s “reporting” point at the top of this column, Geto Boys provide a window into the psychological terror created by the War on Drugs.
Political hip hop (also know as political rap) is a subgenre of hip hop music that was developed in the 1980s as a way of turning hip hop into a form of political activism. Political hip hop generally uses the medium of hip hop music to comment on sociopolitical issues and send political messages to inspire action, create social change , or to ...
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Dec 31, 2020 · By Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, popdust.comAs the 2020 election comes to an explosive finale, it's become increasingly clear that politics influence and infiltrate everything we do. Some artists have always understood this and expressed their political beliefs through their music, especially rappers. Hip-Hop in and of itself is a political movement, and as the genre has become the world's most ...
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May 1, 2024 · Music. Fact-checked by: Coley Reed. Over 1K music fans have voted on the 100+ Best Political Hip Hop Artists, Ranked. Current Top 3: Tupac Shakur, Public Enemy, Immortal Technique.
Mar 31, 2016 · The great Chuck D said it best when he dubbed hip-hop as “Black America’s CNN.”. Unlike other sub-genres within hip-hop, politically-charged rap music carries a massive range of styles with ...
