Tupac Shakur’s Keep Ya Head Up was released in 1993 as part of his Strictly for my N***** album. The song was dedicated to Latasha Harlins, a 15 year old Black girl who was killed by a Korean store clerk… Continue Reading →
Note: for the purposes of the first listening post, I’ll be discussing the album version of “i” and not the shorter single version including a different vocal performance unless I specifically reference the single. Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly… Continue Reading →
The song ” The Blacker the Berry” by Kendrick Lamar was released in 2015 and featured on his album “To Pimp a Butterfly.”This song was released during a time when immense racial inequality and police brutality were at the spearhead… Continue Reading →
Hozier’s “Butchered Tongue,” lends itself more to a historical context as it explores the devastating long term effects of colonization, but is certainly informed by modern events and contemporary understandings of language and culture. As the song goes, “And as… Continue Reading →
Listen #1 For my song, “At the Purchaser’s Option” by Rhiannon Giddens addresses a number of political issues that reflect on the political climate of 2017. The two major issues are women’s control of their own bodies and the dignity… Continue Reading →
The song “Breakfast” by Dove Cameron was released in June of 2022, the same month Roe V. Wade was overturned. The overturning of Roe V. Wade was obviously a very detrimental event for women’s rights, including women’s right to abortions,… Continue Reading →
“Looking For Somebody (To Love)” is a track off Being Funny in a Foreign Language, the fifth studio album by The 1975. The album was released in October 2022, amidst nationwide rising gun violence. According to the Gun Violence Archive,… Continue Reading →
“White Boy” by Bikini Kill was written and released during the Riot Grrl era, in the 90s. The riot Grrrl era was focused on female empowerment and influencing the feminist punk movement. Bikini Kill focused their songs on rejecting… Continue Reading →
Paul Urban I officially have chosen the song “Skinny” by Song House & Emily Russell via Spotify Skinny – Song House & Emmy Russell (live session) **Skinny – Emmy & Song House (Official Music Video) To provide some context,… Continue Reading →
On October 1st, 2001 Fugazi dropped their last project The Argument, before going on an indefinite Hiatus in 2003. During the recording of the project, the United States was going through political turmoil both in-house and throughout the Middle East…. Continue Reading →
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