Thanks to James Weldon Johnson for giving us "Lift Ev'Ry Voice and Sing." The song is a Black History Month staple, and every February it gets a good working over.
"Voice," I love ya so much, but you've served your purpose.
First, you're too difficult to sing. With up-and-down phrasing--"Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us"-- it reminds me of a car repetitively going over steep hills.
Second, the concepts we've been singing about all these years--justice, liberty, victory--are too abstract.
For your consideration, I'm offering "Crack Music," an exceptional song from Kanye West's sophomore disc, Late Registration.
West offers "real black music." The song, a warts-and-all description of contemporary black America, serves up the greatest history lesson since "Eyes on the Prize."
Crack Music (Feat. The Game) - Kanye West
1 comment:
Wow!! wow Wooow! Did he really make a song like that? How? I can't believe that he really meant that that song was "the real black music." What inspiring spirit possessed him to have the audacity to represent a culture with such lack of pride? Oooh. I am quite upset about it. I hope your supportive indorsement is a sarcastic one. In that case, I love it. You're hilarious.
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