This is one of my favorite songs. It's written by the radical hip hop group, The Coup, and the lyricist Boots Riley. It deals with a lot of the issues we've been discussing in this class like gender equality, systems of power, and stereotypes.
I think that overall it's got a great message of empowerment for young girls written as an ode by Riley to his daughter.
It's got some bad language, but it's definitely not excessive. I hope it's appropriate, and I hope you like it.
Great song. It's really a shame that positive, intelligent hip-hop gets little-to-no media coverage. The general public knows how to "do the Dougie" and how many cars lil' Wayne currently has, but messages of respect, intelligence and positivity brought on by the likes of Mos Def, the Roots or KRS-One only reach a dedicated minority. I guess there's a reason it's "underground".
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