Add-2 - Black Amerikkka

Are hip-hop artists the new civil rights leaders?

I believe the innovators of our society are people who truly make art for art's sake. Very often, they shape society's morals and values through a sort of "natural selection": the amount of influence a certain artist's values have on society is dictated by the popularity and noteriety of their work. Popular music is often at the forefront of America's ever-changing moral system (Hendrix in the 60s, Cobain in the 90s, etc.)

Hip-hop can send a very powerful message, but only if the artist avoids egoism and gains the spotlight because of his or her ingenuity and originality. This is why I'm careful not to envision Nas as a black leader, since some part of me still thinks he put out his new album centered around racism because he wants to see his face replace Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton to fulfill his super-huge ego.

Here is a new artist, Add-2, whose fresh on the scene with a single entitled "Black Amerikkka". I don't get that egoistic vibe from him and this song definately has a strong message about the current state of "black" in America. Props to 2dopeboyz for this.

Add-2 - Black Amerikkka (prod. Slot-A)