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“Don’t catch you slippin’ now.”       Childish Gambino – This is America Intro: Choir Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away Bridge: Childish Gambino & Young Thug We just wanna party…

Union Underground by Ted James     Ted James – Strong Will Continue Intro: Ted James All we do is stay focused Looking straight forward at the challenge and beyond We feel the one percent pulling us down We’ve gotta keep pulling each other up We can’t get stuck We’ve gotta keep moving forward We’ve got places to go, y’all Let’s get it Chorus: Damian Marley When the armageddon’s dark…

“I never sleep, ’cause sleep is the cousin of death.” Legendary hip hop artist Nas celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of his groundbreaking debut album Illmatic by performing it at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra on March 28th & 29th, 2014. Now, almost four years later, PBS is providing the masses a glimpse of this historic event through a new episode of Great Performances. Peep…

    Nick Jones – Dreamcatcher (feat. D-Wattz) Verse One: Nick Jones Everybody got a dream that they trying to chase But it seems to never catch it when it’s right in their face You just settle for less, afraid to take the chance To be something great, instead of living a sham I understand chasing a dream can be a risk But living is a risk so you gotta…

“But we better give Obama props ’cause what we got in office now’s a kamikaze that’ll probably cause a nuclear holocaust. And while the drama pops and he waits for shit to quiet down, he’ll just gas his plane up and fly around ’til the bombing stops.”     Eminem – The Storm Freestyle It’s the calm before the storm right here Wait, how was I gonna start this off?…

    Ted James – Memories Freestyle Verse One: My beginnings are my ends The end has begun Speak soft nothings And I’ll whistle with my tongue Matter of fact, pour the rum I’d much rather hum Let’s attack this ‘ole drum Until the moon defers to sun Twenty years on the run In the barrel of a gun Move faster backwards When the words back come On a journey…

“Don’t you never forget, Jigga got this shit poppin’. I pulled out the pot when we was outta options.”       JAY-Z – Bam (feat. Damian Marley) Chorus: Damian Marley & JAY-Z Now greetings to the world Gangsta nuh live in a tenement yard Rude boy nuh live in a tenement yard Too much watchy, watchy, watchy Too much su, su, su, su, su Them chatty, chatty, chatty Them…

“Covered up or not don’t ever take us for granted.”       Mona Haydar – Hijabi Verse One: What that hair look like Bet that hair look nice Don’t that make you sweat? Don’t that feel too tight? Yo what yo hair look like Bet yo hair look nice How long your hair is You need to get yo life You only see Oriental You steady working that dental…

“This that Grey Poupon, that Evian, that TED Talk…”       Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE. Verse One: Ayy, I remember syrup sandwiches and crime allowances Finesse a nigga with some counterfeits But now I’m countin’ this Parmesan where my accountant lives In fact, I’m downin’ this D’USSÉ with my boo bae, tastes like Kool-Aid for the analysts Girl, I can buy yo’ ass the world with my paystub Ooh,…

I made some playlists to soundtrack the critical days ahead…       Trump’s America, Volume One   1. Rhime Divine – Expand Your Mind 2. A Tribe Called Quest – We the People…. 3. Lupe Fiasco – Audubon Ballroom 4. Kanye West – Blood on the Leaves 5. The Roots – The OtherSide 6. Rage Against the Machine – Down Rodeo 7. JAY Z – 99 Problems 8. KRS-One…

“We don’t believe you ’cause we the people.”       A Tribe Called Quest – We the People…. Verse One: Q-Tip We don’t believe you ’cause we the people Are still here in the rear, ayo, we don’t need you You in the killing-off-good-young-nigga mood When we get hungry we eat the same fucking food The ramen noodle Your simple voodoo is so maniacal, we’re liable to pull a…

QUESTION: What is the one thing that could be more amazing than if Zack de la Rocha joined Prophets of Rage to play old Rage Against the Machine hits on the Make America Rage Again tour? ANSWER: Zack de la Rocha releasing new music. Well world, the one thing that could be more amazing than Zack de la Rocha joining the Make America Rage Again tour just happened. ?  …