Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States — June 19, the day in 1865 when Texas was the final Confederate state to be notified of the Union victory and, thus, the freeing of a…
Just like many musicians who are trying to make sense of innocent lives dying from police violence, Grammy-winner Alicia Keys has answered the call to release her moving single “Perfect Way to Die.” Inspired by the killings of Mike Brown and Sandra Bland, the piano driven ballad has her opening with powerful lyrics: “Simple walk to the corner store/ Momma never thought she would be getting a call from the coroner.
“Our collective voices keep getting louder. The rest of the planet is on our side. But it’s not enough to talk about change. You have to show up and demand change,” says Chuck D in press release. “Folks gotta vote like their lives depend on it, ‘cause it does.” Anderson.Paak, “Lockdown” Anderson.Paak was one of thousands of Los Angelenos flocking to downtown L.A. earlier this month to protest against social injustice and the LAPD. On “Lockdown,” .Paak details the looting and LAPD’s violence on protesters. He sings like he’s recalling the story to one of his friends, telling them what they missed and maybe giving them FOMO for not breaking quarantine to protest.
.Paak chose the imagery for his protest single carefully, listing all the names who died from police violence with the words “rest in power” on the front. On the back cover, he shows a sign of unity from the creatives in the L.A. community: Andra Day, Dominic Fike, Dumbfoundead, Jay Rock, Sir, and Syd stand in solidarity with him, masks off.
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