11 Great Political Rap Songs
By Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, popdust.com As the 2020 election comes to an explosive finale, it's become increasingly clear that...
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- Jul 27, 2019
Top 10 Homeland Security Violation Tracks to Piss off the White House
By AltPress Maybe it’s just us, but it seems like the Trump family are doing a fine job pitching civil rights, international diplomacy...
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- Dec 5, 2018
Hip-Hop Vs. George Bush Sr. - A List Of Rap Songs Protesting The Late POTUS
By Jermaine Broadnax, AllHipHop While one side of the country mourns, the other side of the country celebrates, welcome to America....
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- May 1, 2017
A Brief History of Artists Rapping About Presidential Assassinations
We dive into the historical vault of hip-hop songs where rappers have gone so far as to call for the commander-in-chief's head. By...
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- Nov 25, 2015
From Coldplay to Coldcut: When Musicians Sample Politicians
By Dorian Lynskey, The Guardian Coldplay’s new album features a snatch of Barack Obama singing Amazing Grace during his eulogy for the...
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- Nov 2, 2015
12 Notable Rap Lyrics Aimed at Politicians
By Preezy, TheBoombox Challenging authority and bucking the status quo has long been one of the more endearing and powerful qualities of...
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- Jul 13, 2015
25 Years Ago Today, 2 Live Crew Made History, Bringing Out The Parental Advisory Sticker
By Amanda Mester, Ambrosia for Heads On July 13, 1990, the first album to be adorned with a parental advisory sticker hit the shelves,...
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- Sep 27, 2013
A History of Scandalous Rap Album Covers
By Chris Yuscavage, Complex Remember when album covers were a really important part of rappers' albums? Now that most people steal or buy...
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- Aug 15, 2013
A Decade in Rap Censorship (1990-1999)
By SPIN Staff, SPIN Magazine At times, particularly during the first half of the '90s, the number of institutional attempts to push back...
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- Sep 10, 2012
“I got a beep from Kim”: 24 pop-culture windows into the world of 1992
By Erik Adams, Marah Eakin, Josh Modell, Noel Murray, Emily Todd VanDerWerff, Tasha Robinson, Keith Phipps, Nathan Rabin, and Scott...
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- Jun 5, 2012
Hip-hop and Election 2012: How Obama went from being 'The Bomb', to being 'The Man'
By Alexisgarrettstodghill, The Grio In 1991, rapper Ice Cube bashed his then nemesis, Eazy-E on his dis song “No Vaseline” with the line...
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- Mar 17, 2004
Hip-Hop's Spin Cycle | Close 2 tha Edge | The Bay Area Hip-Hop Column
By Eric K. Arnold, East Bay Express From a pop culture standpoint, it's always an interesting sign when quality reissues trump current...
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- Nov 24, 2003
We'll Always Have Paris
By Grahame Bent, Recordcollectormag.com Never afraid to stand alone Paris has likewise never been one to sit on the fence. With the...
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- Nov 24, 2003
Second Time Around
By J.H. Tompkins, SF Bay Guardian Looking for travel info? A fresh take on tired scriptures? Keep stepping, you won't find it here. The...
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- Feb 23, 2003
Music To Hate Republicans To: Oakland Agit-Rapper's First Four Albums
By Jon Caramanica, Blender Get Paris's diet right: “The only motherfuckin’ pig I eat is police.” Always a degree or two more incendiary...
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- Jan 3, 1993
Yo! A Rapper's Domestic Policy Plan
By Paris, Washington Post Op-Ed A LOT of people are giving Bill Clinton advice these days. Here's mine. Although many Americans are...
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- Dec 18, 1992
Paris - Sleeping with the Enemy
By CMJ Staff, CMJ BIueprint for violence or merely expression of outrage? Is an angry, politically-based record a threat to society, or...
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- Dec 18, 1992
Paris - Sleeping With The Enemy
By Scott Frampton, CMJ New Music Report Chances are everyone who's been within earshot of the controversy surrounding Sleeping With The...
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- Dec 18, 1992
Gangsta Wars: Ice-T's ''Cop Killer'' sets a Precedent for Rapper-label Battles
By David Browne and James Bernard, Entertainment Weekly Another month, another rap controversy. Or so it seemed when Bay Area-based...
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- Dec 15, 1992
Labels Clamp Down on 'Cop-Killer' Raps
By Chuck Philips, New York Newsday The record industry is quietly putting an end to violent, angry "gangsta" rap songs that portray the...