Killer Mike – The Ongoing History of Protest Music

2023: The Year In Protest Music

A Month of Protest: June

Home Is Where, from the artist's Bandcamp Another month and another recap. Check out a sampling of the socially conscious music released during June. Songs/Videos: John Wayne Was a Nazi…

CJ Baker July 1, 2023

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Strangers (featuring A$AP Rocky and Run The Jewels) – Danger Mouse & Black Thought

This is the 4th single off Cheat Codes, the collaborative album of Danger Mouse and the Roots emcee Black Thought, which will be released on August 12. It also features…

CJ Baker August 9, 2022

2022: The Year In Protest Music Songs Lists

A Month of Protest: July

Taína Asili, from the artist's Bandcamp Over the past number of months, posting has been less frequent due to health issues and other personal circumstances. There has been improvement, so…

CJ Baker July 31, 2022

2010s: A Decade In Protest Music Podcast Songs Lists

Podcast: 10 Best Protest Songs of the 2010s

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5YZFJT5f1wWsBi6YDzUIwp?si=X_P1mP9ORMOkVG6AesVklw This episode features audio from the very first video from the Ongoing History of Protest Music YouTube Channel. It was originally published on November 23, 2020, but this Spotify exclusive version…

CJ Baker December 11, 2020

2020: The Year In Protest Music Songs Lists

A Month Of Protest Music (August)

Naima Shalhoub From artist's Bandcamp We continue to live in crazy times. The issues of police brutality and ongoing Black Lives Matter protests were magnified with Jacob Blake being shot…

CJ Baker August 31, 2020

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: walking in the snow – Run The Jewels

The most powerful protest music can perfectly encapsulate the moments and moods being experienced by society. At times, it can even come across as eerily prophetic. That is certainly the…

CJ Baker June 17, 2020

2010s: A Decade In Protest Music Songs Lists

100 Best Protest Albums of the 2010s

Alynda Segarra of Hurray For The Riff Raff. Photo from Artist's Bandcamp As we approached the end of a decade it is a good time to reflect on some of…

CJ Baker December 10, 2019

80 Years of Protest Songs Songs Lists

80 Years of Protest Songs Part 4: 1999-2018

80 Years of Protest Songs Part 1: 1939-1958 80 Years of Protest Songs Part 2: 1959-1978 80 Years of Protest Songs Part 3: 1979-1998 The aftermath of 9/11 ushered in…

CJ Baker September 22, 2018

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Rabbits Revenge – Tom Morello with Killer Mike, Big Boi and Bassnectar

"Rabbits Revenge" is the latest track off of Tom Morello's upcoming album The Atlas Underground, due out October 12, 2018. It is an explosive expose on police brutality. "We just have…

CJ Baker August 19, 2018

Songs Lists

10 Protest Songs About the Presidents of the USA

In the rich history of the American protest movement, The President of the United States has long been a target of the protest song. Because of the leftist leanings of…

CJ Baker February 10, 2018