You say you want a revolution: 25 classic protest songs
The protest song has roots in the blues and folk tradition of traveling troubadours, telling stories of love — but also of unrest and confusion.
July 18, 2013
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The protest song has roots in the blues and folk tradition of traveling troubadours, telling stories of love — but also of unrest and confusion.
Ice Cube is a Los Angeles icon and the hip-hop superstar has long been one of the most vocal supporters of his city’s sports teams. So, of course, the gangsta rap godfather had an opinion on the recent departure of former Los Angeles Laker (now Houston Rocket) center Dwight Howard.
The multiple Grammy winner posted a lengthy statement on Tumblr regarding racism.
The-Dream let his annoyance show on Twitter after a fan tweeted a comment about the star’s latest album, IV Play.
Kanye West‘s latest album Yeezus doesn’t “officially” get released until June 18, but the highly anticipated project managed to leak days before. With fans, artists
The son of the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard is attacking Dash in the media over a dispute involving his father’s recordings
Gibbs claims that Jeezy never supported him as an artist and also says the CTE head is a liar.
Singer-songwriter Miguel shared some controversial thoughts regarding race issues during a heated Twitter exchange. A fan’s strange conspiracy theory seemed to get under the Grammy-winning
Foxy Brown says she would never trash her longtime friend Jay-Z
It’s been a rough few days for 90s rap stars. With the sudden death of Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly of Kris Kross, and the arrest of former
In the wake of Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey‘s latest spat on American Idol, a writer for Access Hollywood shared her opinion of Minaj’s presence
Kanye has the “SNL” writers nervous about how far they can go
Scarface feels that white labelheads have squandered the integrity of the music
Drake finally opened up about his feud with Chris Brown, whether Rihanna is a factor in it, and how much he supposedly wants the media
Ray J has been making waves the past few days since the release of his much talked-about single “I Hit It First.” The song, widely
Nicki Minaj exploded on Twitter in an angry tirade after recently ousted American Idol contestant Daniel Velez voiced his criticism of her “professionalism.” Velez, as
Lupe Fiasco took to Twitter to blast hip-hop artists and other purveyors of pop culture
Rush Limbaugh vented his frustration at Beyonce’s having betrayed her loyal fanbase.
Soulja Boy — yes, that Soulja Boy — is apparently upset with MTV’s “Hottest MCs iIn the Game” list. While he didn’t outright say that he thinks that he
YMCMB superstar Lil Wayne has been getting his fair share of criticism as of late. The rapper’s biggest controversy of 2013 thus far involved his
