On October 10, 2017, Eminem performed an anti-Trump freestyle during the BET awards entitled “The Storm”. On December 7th, Eminem furthers attacks Trumps and tackles systemic racism in the polarizing “Untouchable”, the second single to his upcoming album, Revival. For those commenting on this supposed new-found “wokeness” and him suddenly becoming political, this isn’t his first foray into political commentary. For example, […]
Learn more →One of the better anti-Trump protest songs was written about Donald Trump’s father. It featured lyrics by the iconic folk singer Woody Guthrie, who died in 1967. During a two-year period starting in December 1950, Guthrie lived in an apartment owned by Fred Trump. In his journal, he wrote bitterly of Trump’s racist attitudes. One of the more biting entries […]
Learn more →Time Magazine just named the Silence Breakers, connected with the #MeToo movement as their Person of the Year. Because of this, “Miniskirt” from the Canadian indie experimental pop band Braids was an appropriate selection. In a 2016 Pitchfork interview, front woman Raphaelle Standell-Preston mentioned that the lyrics deal with her being molested by her stepfather. It a real life inspiring story of […]
Learn more →Ever since women started to come out against Harvey Weinstein, the floodgates started to open up with multiple sexual predators finally being outed. Giants in every industry have fallen. Also the hashtag #MeToo helped embolden victims to come forward. “Gatekeeper” by the Colombian-Canadian Singer-songwriter perfectly encapsulates the #MeToo movement. The song relates Reyez personal experience with a music producer. The producer is […]
Learn more →On December 4th, 2017, Donald Trump announced a reduction of two national monuments in Utah. This lead to a mass protest from both Conservation groups and First Nation organizations. Also multiple groups chose to file a lawsuit against President Trump. In light of these events, I felt it was appropriate to select “You Got to Run (Spirit of the Wind)”, […]
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