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Neighbors by J. Cole

J. Cole’s “Neighbors” was released in 2016 on his fourth studio album “4 Your Eyez Only”. Upon release of this album in 2016, I felt obligated to immediately become enticed by this album since J. Cole is one of my… Continue Reading →

Jack Johnson’s “My Mind is For Sale”

  For my podcast, I have chosen Jack Johnson’s “My Mind is For Sale.” I am very excited to begin researching this song as I actually don’t know much about it to begin with. I had never heard the song… Continue Reading →

Don’t Shoot/F Tha Police

Maggie Rawlins Listening Journal Post 1 http:/ https://youtu.be/9jOqOlETcRU After listening to “F the Police” by NWA, it is condemning police brutality and is an angry response to the systematic racism that black people have been facing since the beginning of… Continue Reading →

Sound of da Police and The Story of O.J.

“First Listens” / Proposals KRS-One – “Sound of da Police” I have always been interested in the United States’ criminal justice system, especially its past. Studying the past helps prepare for a better future, and getting different perspectives always helped… Continue Reading →

Mystery of Iniquity and Angel Down

As an avid listener to music from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, I would like to think I have a good grasp of famous protest songs. However, when trying to think of protest songs released in my lifetime, I had… Continue Reading →

Neighbors and God is a woman

As we dive deeper into this class, I find myself coming to the realization that so many songs address messages related to social issues, both subliminally and blatantly. With social issues becoming more prevalent as the years go by, I… Continue Reading →

We are the World for Haiti and Diamonds From Sierra Leone – Bringing awareness and more!

As we begin this semester looking at protest songs more deeply, I am excited analyze two of my own. The songs I have chosen have been some that have previously inspired me in the past. The songs are We Are… Continue Reading →

From Where is the Love to Paper Planes…

As we begin to take a look at protest music during our lifetime, I am very excited to begin analyzing two songs that I had known, yet had not taken the time to understand more deeply. When I began looking… Continue Reading →

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