I'm Black, Ya'll!
Black History Month is here! Now would be a good time to press "pause" on the Waka Flocka mixtape and inject a little consciousness into your playlist. There have been millions of songs made about the African-American experience, so where to start? The obvious place would be with the revolutionary rhetoric of pro-black artists like Public Enemy or dead prez. And even today, James Brown's 1968 classic "Say It Loud (I'm Black And I'm Proud)" is often remembered as the definitive anthem about black pride. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. We dug in the crates for some less-obvious celebrations of blackness and came out with a diverse set of bangers. Check out our 5 favorite slept-on Black Power Anthems below...
Big Daddy Kane "Word To The Mother (Land)"