Vote up the best rap songs about race and racsism. The potency of music as a tool to communicate complex emotions and thoughts is remarkably evident in the plethora of songs about race. These powerful anthems have long been a means of vocalizing societal struggles and advocating for change...
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It was a big year for disco-adjacent rap (see: Mac Miller’s “Dang!” and Goldlink’s “Unique,” both also featuring — surprise! — Anderson .Paak), but there was no more jubilant 2016 exercise in the genre thanDomo Genesis’ breezy “Dapper.” Built on a sample from Philly...
Here you’ll find world-conquering pop hooks and local rap anthems, DIY electronics and lush studio productions, regional Mexican breakthroughs and Afrobeats crossovers. There’s even a 22-minute ambient jazz masterpiece. Dive into the 100 best songs of 2023 below. We’re sure you’ll find ...
Lil Kim formally introduced herself to the world on October 29, 1996 with "No Time," the first single off of her debut albumHard Core. The track, featuring P. Diddy, shot to the top of the charts where it peaked on the US Rap Songs charts at No. 1 for nine weeks. "No Time" fe...
He's got countless responsibilities and daily frustrations, so instead of fighting back against everyone "trying to drain [him] of [his] energy," he just brushes them off. Why should he concern himself with anyone else when he's the one at the top of the game? "I got people talkin' ...
“My music just documented a nigga on the run or fighting life, you feel me?”he toldRolling Stonein 2018. On “Never Bend,” he flows in an Auto-Tuned melodic voice, demonstrating resolve in the face of turmoil. He blends West Coast bass thumps with melancholic laptop washes on the ...
Those opening notes became the aptly-titled “Movie,” one of the most absurd and vivid Michigan rap songs of the year — maybe ever. It starts and ends with the seismic drums that flesh out so many Flint tracks, less markers of rhythm than bludgeoning blows, Godzilla’s heartbeat layered...
Long before rap songs were used as fodder for aspiring dance choreographers, South African artist Miriam Makeba took the traditional “Pata Pata” dance and used it for her own song. The song’s title, “Pata Pata,” means “touch touch” in the Xhosa language, in which the song was ori...