Systemic oppression - Mixtape

 Tommy Wimbley 

Ms. Harris 

ENGL2016-44378 

11/16/22 

 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5qIr53WQHayvxt6Y7yNmOE?si=6e4120e47fa84299 

 

  • “Ball Of Confusion”  The Temptations  

Lyrics: “People moving out, people moving in, 

Why, because of the color of their skin.” 

My detail on it: This could refer to gentrification, where the government or business would pay or forcefully move people out of their homes to remodel poor neighborhoods to more like to attach wealthy white residents to move in. They would mostly do it to black communities; most homeowners have a history with their homes and would have to sell them. 

 

  •  “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” by Marvin Gaye 

Lyrics: “Rockets, moon shots., 

Spend it on the have-nots., 

Money, we make it., 

Before we see it, you take it.” 

My detail on it: This refers to how the government would take money from black communities to fund their projects. Where that money could have been to help fund the black communities. 

 

  • “Fight The Power” by Public Enemy 

Lyrics: “Our freedom of speech is freedom of death.” 

My detail on it: This could refer to how MLK and Malcolm X's speeches were to change the status quo; they were killed before completing them. 

 

  • “Say It Loud I'm Black, and I'm Proud” by James Brown 

Lyrics:  “I've worked on jobs with my feet and my hands, 

But all the work I did was for the other man, 

And now we demand a chance, 

To do things for ourselves, 

We're tired of beating our heads against the wall, 

And working for someone else.” 

My detail on it: Refer to how a lot of black workers would be mistreated and not be given a fair profit. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • “You Haven’t Done Nothin” by Stevie Wonder 

Lyrics: “But we are sick and tired of hearing your song, 

Tellin' how you are gonna change right from wrong, 

'Cause if you really want to hear our views, 

You haven't done nothin'” 

My detail on it: They could refer to how the government would promise to help black communities but end up not doing so. And on the change right from wrong, this probably talking about the injustice of black citizens and the justice system does nothing to solve it. 

 

  • “good kid” by Kendrick Lamar 

Lyrics: You hired me as a victim, I quietly hope for change 

My detail on it: This could refer to black citizens are victims of racial profiling. 

 

  • “Fuck Tha Police” by N.W.A. 

Lyrics: “They have the authority to kill a minority, 

Fuck that shit, 'cause I ain't the one, 

For a punk motherfucker with a badge and a gun, 

To be beatin' on, and thrown in jail, 

We can go toe-to-toe in the middle of a cell” 

My detail on it: Refer to how there is a system of a school-to-prison pipeline that targets young black males. 

 

  • “Alright” by Kendrick Lamar 

Lyrics: “And we hate po-po, 

Wanna kill us dead in the street for sure, nigga” 

My detail on it: Refer to most cops shooting and murder at people of color. And sadly sometimes get away with it.

 

 

  • “My People” by Angie Stone, James Ingram 

Lyrics: “The foundation of the United States 

Rests on the sweat of my people 

Every enemy of the USA 

Has had to face my people on the front lines.” 

My detail on it: This refers to have black people have built most of this country and fought for it but get no acknowledgment of it. 

 

  • “Burn Hollywood Burn” by Public Enemy 

Lyrics:  “So let's make our own movies like Spike Lee 

'Cause the roles being offered don't strike me 

As nothing that the black man could use to earn” 

My detail on it: This could refer to how media can be used to manipulate views on black communities like if you see people playing specific roles in movies that are being filmed by a director with no knowledge of the role, this could produce bad representation for certain communities. 

 

  • “Sound of da Police”  by KRS-One 

Lyrics: “Are you really for peace and equality? 

Or when my car is hooked up, you know you wanna follow me.” 

My detail on it: Refers to how the system will find ways to keep the black community down. 

 

  • “Mathematics” by Mos Def 

Lyrics: “Nearly half of America's largest cities is one-quarter black, 

That's why they gave Ricky Ross all the crack.” 

My detail on it: Refer to how the government put crack in the black communities to corrupt them. 

 

  • “People Everyday” by Arrested Development 

Lyrics: “The moral of the story is, 

You better look very hard at who you step into, 

'Cause you might get killed, or shot, and it's not worth it, 

Africans need to be loving each other, and unite.” 

My detail on it: Referring to the black community being divided from each other it is better if we can make peace and live together. Cause we easy to control separate than together.

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