As the great Nina Simone once said, “it’s the artist’s duty to reflect the times,” and in 2017, modern hip-hop artists from all over the country have acted on their duty and done just that: reflect the times. Here’s a playlist of my favorite hip hop released within the trump era, for the trump era.
Vic Mensa: 16 Shots
Ice Cube- good cop bad cop
Oshun: Not my President
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0hIj29M7TU&w=560&h=315
Kendrick Lamar: Element
Cupcakke- Picking Cotton
Innant James: Black
M.I.A.: Visa
Brother Ali: Dear Black Son
Clipping: Fat Fingers
Jay Z: The Story of OJ
A Tribe Called Quest: We the People
Princess Nokia: Brown Girl Blues
YG: FDT
Schoul Boy Q & Joey Bada$$: Rockabye Baby
Open Mike Eagle & Paul White: The Curse of Hypervigilance
Likwuid Stylez: Faytal Silence