Conscious rap isn’t just a thing of the past. Here are some of the best socially charged rap songs of the new millennium.
"Be Free," J. Cole
"Can you tell me why / Every time I step outside I see my n***as die / I'm lettin' you know / That there ain't no gun they make that can kill my soul."
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"Alright," Kendrick Lamar
"We been hurt, been down before / N***a, when our pride was low / Lookin' at the world like, 'Where do we go?' / We hate po-po / Wanna kill us dead in the street fo sho / N***a, I'm at the preacher's door / My knees gettin' weak, and my gun might blow / But we gon' be alright."
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"Strange Fruition," Lupe Fiasco
"Now I can't pledge allegiance to your flag / 'Cause I can't find no reconciliation with your past / When there was nothing equal for my people in your math / You forced us in the ghetto and then you took our dads."
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"Reagan," Killer Mike
"They declared the war on drugs like a war on terror / But what it really did was let the police terrorize whoever / But mostly black boys, but they would call us 'n*****s' / And lay us on our belly, while they fingers on they triggers / They boots was on our head, they dogs was on our crotches / And they would beat us up if we had diamonds on our watches."
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