Offence: Moderate Nas Discusses – It ain’t Hard to Tell – with Harvard Professor of Poetry 13 May 201917 May 2019 This song is from Nas' first album which is a work or pure art and worth some serious exploration. It is essentially a 'big-up' song in which he makes several…
Offence: Moderate Joelistics – Not In My Name 10 May 201919 May 2019 Spoken word meets Hip-Hop song in one of the most emotive critiques of the colonial project to ever find voice through a beat. Joelistics begins by alluding to Australia's deeply…
Offence: Moderate Hip-Hop which addresses the Complexity of Relationships 10 May 201913 May 2019 So much modern commercial music and popular Hip-Hop offers an oversimplified version of relationships which often prioritizes a masculine perspective at the expense of a balanced gender perspective. This can…
Offence: Moderate Akrobatik – The Ones 10 May 201910 May 2019 This song is an anti-consumerist/establishment classic in which Akrobatik argues that society is under attack from all angle drawing parallels between gun violence and prescription drug addiction; in both cases,…
Offence: Moderate J. Cole – Once an Addict 9 May 201913 May 2019 This song is a personal and heart-felt exploration of addiction and the mental health issues associated with drug and alcohol dependency, for example, depression and anxiety. It also touches on…
Offence: Moderate Kayne West – Jesus Walks 7 May 201917 May 2019 This song has a focus on the coping mechanisms oppressed and disenfranchised groups often use to survive in modern society. Jesus Walks discusses Black history and echoes African American slave…
Offence: Moderate P!nk- Stupid Girls 7 May 201913 May 2019 This is a satirical song that comments on the stereotypes that are attached to women. P!nk draws attention to how to be a stupid and how that is desired by…
Offence: Moderate XXXTentacion – Train Food 4 May 201913 May 2019 This song addresses X's existential crisis's which feature in much of his music. He uses allusion and metaphors to describe a meeting with the devil/ grim reaper, the outcome of…
Offence: Moderate Rafael Casal – Misogyny 4 May 201916 May 2019 Rafael Casal's song discusses how misogyny is a big part of the male psyche. As such, he addresses the fact we are conditioned by society to devalue emotional vulnerability and…
Offence: Moderate Banksy – Letter on Advertising 2 May 201917 May 2019 In this visual art piece, Banksy is critiquing the assumption that advertisers have a right to push their message on you whether you like it or not. Banksy is alluding…
Offence: Moderate Bo Burnham – Repeat Stuff 2 May 201913 May 2019 This song uses irony and satire to critique modern pop music, which is more of a product designed to exploit inherent human and societal weaknesses rather than convey a unique…
Offence: Moderate Bo Burnham – Art Is Dead 2 May 2019 This song is postmodern / meta fictional in its self critique and debasement of the artistic process and the artist. Firstly, he draws attention to the way in which he…
Offence: Moderate Bo Burnham – Sad 2 May 201913 May 2019 This song juxtaposes humor and sadness to show they have more in common than might appear on the surface. Each image or joke within the song has a simple and…
Offence: Moderate Immortal Technique – Poverty of Philosophy 2 May 201916 May 2019 This song argues that in 'the hood' people are focused on poverty and trying to survive so they have little time for the philosophy of socialism and democracy which can…
Offence: Moderate Akala- Shakespeare 2 May 201916 May 2019 Akala is using this 'big-up' song to self-promote through Shakespeare by comparing himself to historical royalty and historical literature icons. He is asserting his originality and uses a range of…
Offence: Moderate Akala – Find No Enemy 1 May 20191 May 2019 Song about discrimination based on stereotypes and prejudices and the impact of these negative actions, attitudes and beliefs on those discriminated against. It also challenges listeners ideals and how society…
Offence: Moderate Black Thought- 9th vs Thought 1 May 201916 May 2019 This song offers a critiques Hip-Hop narratives by rejecting materialism and drug use, instead focusing on humanist issues such as family and being respected by those close to you. References…
Offence: Moderate Black Thought – Dostoevsky 1 May 201916 May 2019 This song discusses the realities of making it in the rap game and then trying to establish a new life with money and the demands which come with it. Great…
Offence: Moderate Black Thought – Thank You 1 May 201916 May 2019 This song looks at the good and the bad in the artists life. It covers family drug addiction, as well as socio-economic issues related to the 1980's such as black…
Offence: Moderate Black Thought – TwoFifteen 1 May 201916 May 2019 This song employs religious metaphor's to describe how the church and artist's grandfather supported him growing up. He discusses how materialistic purchases punctuate his life and have such a profound,…
Offence: Moderate Jay Z – The Story of OJ 1 May 201916 May 2019 In his highly perceptive song Jay Z critiques American inequality and race politics. Makes reference to the treatment of African Americans during the days of slavery and new forms of…
Offence: Moderate Empowering Women – Rejecting Misogyny 20 Apr 201917 May 2019 This is a selection of 13 songs with lyrics which reject the misogynist obsession with power over women. These lyrics promote a feminist perspective, speak to all genders, and challenge…
Offence: Moderate Lauryn Hill – Doo-Wop (That Thing) 20 Apr 201916 May 2019 Lauryn begins by quoting the Quran and advising both men and women to walk a straight path. Her music video is notably free of hyper-sexualised female models and dancers; instead…
Offence: Moderate Tupac – Hold Ya Head Up 19 Apr 201916 May 2019 This song was one of Tupac's major hits which sought to question his role in a patriarchal society and Hip-hop's misogynistic culture. This song represents a feminist position, and Tupac…
Offence: Moderate Queen Latifah – U.N.I.T.Y. 19 Apr 201916 May 2019 U.N.I.T.Y is one of the first major rap songs to critique the Hip-Hop industry's culture of misogyny and violence against women. She challenges overt-masculinity and sates, it is easy to…
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