Daily Dose of Protest – “Not Aretha’s Respect (Cops)” – Hamell On Trail

Hamell On Trail is the performance name of Ed Hamell, who is known for his political and satirical brand of folk-punk. On his tenth studio album, Tackle Box, Hamell is as sharp-witted as ever. One of the album’s highlight and potentially most controversial tunes is “Not Aretha’s Respect (Cops)”. The song deals with different dealings he had with cops while also […]

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Daily Dose of Protest: No Lives Matter – Body Count

In this tune, Ice-T starts off with a spoken word intro,  discussing why Black Lives Matter instead of All Lives Matter. From there he goes one step further and states that in the eyes of the elite, “No Lives Matter”. Then the rest of the band kicks in, and over an aggressive beat, Ice-T takes a no hold barred approach […]

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