Tag: martin luther king

November 6, 2024

I believe in heaven more than hell, lessons more than jail.
In the ghetto, let love prevail with a story to tell.
My eyes see the glory, and well,
The world waiting for me to yell, “I Have A Dream!”

Common, “A Dream,” from Freedom Writers Soundtrack, 2007

2007, Common, dreams, love, martin luther king
July 30, 2024

Huey, Malcolm and Martin, those are my peers,
They been doin’ niggas like this for over hundreds of years.
Poppin’ us, fear, now it’s time for us to clap back,
But this time we gon’ bust…step the fuck back.

– Snoop Dogg, “Revolution,” COOLAID, 2016

2016, coolaid, Guns, huey newton, just blaze, los angeles, malcolm x, martin luther king, police, politics, snoop dogg, west coast
June 16, 2024

Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther could walk,
Martin Luther walked so Barack Obama could run,
Barack Obama ran so all the children could fly…
So, I’mma spread my wings, you can meet me in the sky.

Jay-Z, “My President is Black (Remix)” from Young Jeezy’s The Recession, 2008

2008, barack obama, brooklyn, east coast, i have a dream, jay-z, martin luther king, mlk, new york, rosa parks, the recession, young jeezy
June 15, 2024

I believe in heaven more than hell, lessons more than jail.
In the ghetto, let love prevail with a story to tell.
My eyes see the glory, and well,
The world waiting for me to yell, “I Have A Dream!”

Common, “A Dream,” from Freedom Writers Soundtrack, 2007. More from Com Sense…

2007, Common, Common Sense, freedom writers soundtrack, i have a dream, martin luther king, mlk
May 8, 2024

We went from African kings to Martin Luther King,
Now they wanna make us all Rodney King.
So they conspire to murder for hire;
Is the world just a big cup of water trying to douse the black fire?

Freddie Foxxx, “So Tough,” Crazy Like a Foxxx, 1993

1993, crazy like a foxxx, east coast, freddie foxxx, martin luther king, new york, race, rodney king
December 27, 2023

I love Dr. King, but violence might be necessary;
Cause when you live on MLK and it gets very scary,
You might have to pull your AK, send one to the cemetery.

Killer Mike, “Lie, Cheat, Steal,” from Run the Jewels’ RTJ2, 2014. More Killer Mike quotes…

2014, atlanta, Guns, killer mike, martin luther king, mlk, rtj2, run the jewels, South
August 18, 2022

Will I die slain like my King by a terrorist?
Will my woman be Coretta, take my name and cherish it?
Or will she Jackie O., drop the Kennedy, remarry it?

Killer Mike, “Untitled,” R.A.P. Music, 2012

2012, ATL, atlanta, el-p, hip-hop, killer mike, martin luther king, R.A.P. Music, Rap Quote, South
January 1, 2022

Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther could walk,
Martin Luther walked so Barack Obama could run,
Barack Obama ran so all the children could fly…
So, I’mma spread my wings, you can meet me in the sky.

Jay-Z, “My President is Black (Remix)” from Young Jeezy’s The Recession, 2008

barack obama, holiday, jay-z, martin luther king, rosa parks, the recession, young jeezy

Tag: martin luther king

Huey, Malcolm and Martin, those are my peers, They been doin’ niggas like this for over hundreds of years. Poppin’ us, fear, now it’s time for us to clap back, But this time we gon’ bust…step the fuck back.

– Snoop Dogg, “Revolution,” COOLAID, 2016

Huey, Malcolm and Martin, those are my peers,
They been doin’ niggas like this for over hundreds of years.
Poppin’ us, fear, now it’s time for us to clap back,
But this time we gon’ bust…step the fuck back.