Leftist rap

[Mälli]

Hello! I found a topic that searched for leftist latin rap. Im looking for any anarchist or leftist rap. Thank you!

[Qayin]

Sole & the skyrider band

[Yazman]

-Immortal Technique
-The Herd
-Dead Prez
-The Coup
-East Coast Avengers
-The Grassroots Street Orchestra
-Greydon Square

Some other rappers which occasionally do political songs:
-Killah Priest
-Sage Francis
-Trademarc
-KRS One

[rednordman]

What about Roots Manuva? - I have only hear a few songs that he has been in and they all had leftish/progressive tones, but am not sure whether he himself is leftwing though?

[Sasha]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHn5M2At2R8

[cleef]

Anything stuff by 'Promoe' (of the Looptroop Rockers) is pretty anarchic...not many people seem to have heard of him on here though :(

[Sasha]

love looptroop

[Pawn Power]

You should check out Sun of Nun and Sun RA. Also The Coup and Dead Prez are good.

[StalinFanboy]

Qeld

[FreeFocus]

The Welfare Poets, they're based in NY. They have a MySpace you can check out and their own website. Really good music.

[Pogue]

Could you guys start posting more direct links or videos of particularly good songs from those bands?

[Pirate turtle the 11th]

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[Pogue]

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fail

[Y Chwyldro Comiwnyddol Cymraeg]

The Coup
Dead Prez
Mos def
Talib Kewli
Public Enemy
KRS One
Roots Manuva (uk dub/hip hop)
Akala (Uk)
Emcee Lynx (anarchist)

[Yazman]

Since there's a request, here's a song from each of the artists I provided a list of. I picked some of my favourites. 1 or 2 of em are hard to find stuff for on youtube but here you go:

The Coup - 5 Million Ways To Kill A CEO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQthFDpYCys

Immortal Technique - Peruvian Cocaine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJfumftYyxY

The Herd - 77% (song itself starts at about 1:00 in):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQnGqdFO9EY

Dead Prez - Police State:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c_UdWo4Zek

East Coast Avengers - Kill Bill O'Reilly:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_qND7__b70

Grassroots Street Orchestra - some of their songs are up on their myspace page, check it out:

http://www.myspace.com/grassrootsstreetorchestra

Greydon Square - Cubed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIZuJlMfwqg

Killah Priest ft. Immortal Technique - Standstill:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GErQWeR8CXI

Sage Francis - Makeshift Patriot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtNMly0aDUk

KRS-One - The Truth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cJc2LQvorU

ALSO here's an awesome one by KRS-One, The Last Emperor and Zack De La Rocha. It's called CIA:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhqfijdOIuE

[An archist]

Actitud Maria Marta - Hijo Mio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBY2gH6exvI

Confusion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHa3D5c3ctM&feature=related

http://www.myspace.com/actitudmariamarta

[Red Rebel]

Immortal Technique and Mos Def as previously mentioned.

Also: Rebel Diaz, Akir, Diabolic, Iron Sy

Immortal Technique and Rebel Diaz are two of my favourites though.

[Mälli]

Thank you so much! I just ordered an Immortal Technique album.

[S.O.I]

-wu-tang clan
-wu-tang clan affiliates (wu-tang killa beez)
-wu-tang killa beez
-wu-renegades
-killarmy (wu-tang)

oh yes, and immortal technique. did i also mention wu tang clan?

[DJ Braces]

-Paris
-Comrade Malone

Political Native Hip-Hop
-Okimaskwesis
-Culture Shock Camp
-Litefoot
-Poetik Warriorz
-Tru Rez Crew
-War Party

[Yazman]

Also, Cypress Hill. They are very active in terms of drug legislation and while they aren't strictly political, they do have some songs related to legalisation and drug culture activism.

[Das war einmal]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Saul Williams, poet and rapper, a personal friend of Zach de la Rocha and Trent Reznor, his songs include protest against commercial gangstarap, workers opression, racism and more. His fans were a bit annoyed when 'list of demands' was used for a nike commercial although Saul himself denounced by stating that this way his message was wider spread.

In 2007, he was touring along with Rage against the Machine and Serj Tankian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1llNYAlYrc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRsgavuG4sg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSz2ix4Fi7U

[Cooler Reds Will Prevail]

There are some names that I can't believe haven't been mentioned.

Blue Scholars are probably one of the illest duos in alternative hip hop (and they're Maoists!)

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Bambu is also really sick, he's from LA and a Maoist as well

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Also Common Market, which shares the same DJ as Blue Scholars, real good.

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The Coup, self-declared communist from here in the Bay.

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ALSO: Kidz In The Hall, Patriarch (despite the name, has some radical ideas and is militantly pro-Palestine), & Native Guns (Bambu + Kiwi).

[ibn Bruce]

Zeph and Azeem

[SocialismOrBarbarism]

This one's obligatory:


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[An archist]

Recently discovered these guys: Microglicerime, saw them the first time at a solidarity gig in a squat occupied by 'illegal' immigrants. So yeah, they're cool:cool:

http://www.microglycerime.be/home.htm
http://www.myspace.com/microglycerime

[Jack]

Immortal Technique
Dead Prez
The Coup
Looptroop
Blackalicious
Combat Wombat
Anarchist Academy
MC Lynx
Jedi Mind Tricks
Nas (not so much a hardcore leftist)

[Vendetta]

The Coup, most definitely. Boot's lyrics are the shit.

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[brigadista]

i agree been listening to Repo Man for the last few days...

[Vendetta]

And then there's dead prez, as people have said.

W5o-Tcw5y_o

But other than them, the Coup, Immortal Technique and a few others, I don't really like much leftist rap.

[Y Chwyldro Comiwnyddol Cymraeg]

People say Jedi MInd Tricks...Ive listened to a few songs of thiers and read their wiki but they dont seems very political (but they are good musically).
Any specifically leftist songs of their?

[bailey_187]

People say Jedi MInd Tricks...Ive listened to a few songs of thiers and read their wiki but they dont seems very political (but they are good musically).
Any specifically leftist songs of their?

check out 'Shadow Business' if you haven't, its about sweat shops.
Also, 'Uncommon Valor A Vietnam Story' - as the title suggests, its about Vietnam and the feature verse on there by Rugged Man is good (the verse is about his dad's experience in vietnam.

But yes you are correct, they are not very political and in my opinion they are not very good. Vinnie paz is a shit MC generally, although they usually have nice beats