Hip Hop: The Soundtrack to the Civil Rights Movement

Hip Hop group Public Enemy with members Flava Flav on left and Chuck D. on right

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's 'The Message'. Click on photo to hear song.

Kurtis Blow's 'If I Ruled the World'. Click on photo to hear song.

NWA's 'Fuck Tha Police'. Click on photo to hear song

Public Enemy's album, Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black, featuring the song 'Shut 'Em Down'. Click on photo to hear song.

Nas' untitled album, featuring the song 'N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master). Click on photo to hear song.

Works Cited

“Grandmaster Flash.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 14 Jan. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmaster_Flash.

“Kurtis Blow (Album).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Jan. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtis_Blow_(album).

“Motown Music.” Motown Museum, www.motownmuseum.org/story/motown/.

“Nas.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Jan. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas.

“N.W.A.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Jan. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.W.A.

“Public Enemy (Band).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Jan. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Enemy_(band).