Fight the Power: Top 10 Hip Hop Protest Anthems
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Fight the Power: Top 10 Hip Hop Protest Anthems Lyrics
Dead Prez, “Hip Hop”
Stop the Violence Movement, “Self Destruction”
West Coast Rap All-Stars, “We’re All in the Same Gang”
KRS-One, "Sound of the Police"
Public Enemy, "Burn Hollywood Burn" f. Big Daddy Kane & Ice Cube
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious 5, “Beat Street Breakdown” (2nd Verse)
Public Enemy, “Fight the Power”
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious 5, “The Message”
NWA, “F--- the Police”
Public Enemy, “Shut Em Down (Remix)”
Stop the Violence Movement, “Self Destruction”
West Coast Rap All-Stars, “We’re All in the Same Gang”
KRS-One, "Sound of the Police"
Public Enemy, "Burn Hollywood Burn" f. Big Daddy Kane & Ice Cube
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious 5, “Beat Street Breakdown” (2nd Verse)
Public Enemy, “Fight the Power”
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious 5, “The Message”
NWA, “F--- the Police”
Public Enemy, “Shut Em Down (Remix)”
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Genius Annotation
This “Fight the Power” list was compiled and annotated by our friend the DJ/Producer J. Period in anticipation of Lesson 2 of GRAMMY U®’s Summer School Series, “Civil Rights Radio – Music as Politics,” which will feature J himself and USC Professor Josh Kun.
The live event will take place Tuesday, August 23 from 6:30-8pm PST at Red Bull Headquarters in Santa Monica. Wale will be joining the conversation live via Hangout!
The live event will take place Tuesday, August 23 from 6:30-8pm PST at Red Bull Headquarters in Santa Monica. Wale will be joining the conversation live via Hangout!
You can watch the performance at the GRAMMY’s Google+ Hangout.
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