Knowledge of Self: Top 10 Conscious Hip Hop Songs
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This “Knowledge of Self” list was compiled and annotated by our friend the DJ/Producer J. Period in anticipation of Lesson 2 of GRAMMY U®’s Summer School Series, “Civil Rights Radio – Music as Politics,” which will feature J himself and USC Professor Josh Kun.
The live event will take place Tuesda...
Knowledge of Self: Top 10 Conscious Hip Hop Songs Lyrics
2Pac “Changes,”
Queen Latifah “U.N.I.T.Y.”
Talib Kweli, "Get By"
Big Daddy Kane, Word to the Mother(Land)
Common, “Book of Life”
Ras Kass, “Nature of the Threat”
X-Clan, “Heed the Word of the Brother”
Pharoahe Monch, Talib Kweli & Common “The Truth”
Poor Righteous Teachers, "Holy Intellect"
Eric. B & Rakim, "In the Ghetto" / J.PERIOD feat. Black Thought, Rakim & John Legend, “In the Ghetto (Wake Up!)” [Produced by J.PERIOD]
Grandmaster Flash "The Message"