The Ongoing History of Protest Music

Daily Dose of Protest: New Year – Big Joanie

Photo from band's Bandcamp page. One of the problems with complying year-end lists is that albums released towards the end of the year often get excluded. That was the case…

CJ Baker January 2, 2019

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Song 31 – Noname (featuring Phoelix)

Noname's Room 25 wasn't just the most critically acclaimed album of 2018, but it was also important for its social awareness. The Chicago indie rapper skillfully blended a personal narrative…

CJ Baker January 1, 2019

2018: The Year In Protest Music Songs Lists

The 15 Best Protest Music Videos of 2018

Music videos are a powerful medium in conveying powerful messages. Here is a sampling of 15 videos which are effective visual aids in complementing the lyrics of socially conscious tunes.…

CJ Baker December 21, 2018

2018: The Year In Protest Music Songs Lists

Protest Songs of 2018 Playlist

Instead of posting a formal best of 2018 list, I created a playlist of 150 songs. 129 of them were featured as a Daily Dose of Protest. The other 21 tunes…

CJ Baker December 20, 2018

2018: The Year In Protest Music Songs Lists

The 40 Best Protest Albums of 2018

Photo Credit: Band's Website 2018 was a good year for protest music. The downside is that you can't have a good year for protest music without political upheaval. But at least music…

CJ Baker December 18, 2018

Protest Music Hall of Fame

Protest Music Hall of Fame 2018 Inductees

As part of an online archival project a poll was posted to nominate artists, songs, and albums that have made considerable contributions to the historical development of protest music. Based…

CJ Baker December 4, 2018

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Fentanyl – Black Thought

Black Thought, the MC of The Roots, recently released the EP Stream of Thought Vol. 2, the follow-up to Vol. 1 released earlier in the year. Because many now associate…

CJ Baker December 3, 2018

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Everyone’s Got Won – Anime Oscen & Hive

After a couple of solo albums, Canadian singer-songwriter Anime Oscen released a four song EP with Hive, entitled North Country. It was executive produced by Chuck D. On the surface…

CJ Baker November 20, 2018

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: MutterERT – Chuck D (featuring Jahi)

When studying the history of socially conscious hip-hop very few have had the impact of Chuck D. As the MC of Public Enemy, he contributed several albums and songs that…

CJ Baker November 19, 2018

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: What’s Going On – Amos Lee

Singer-songwriter Amos Lee just released a deluxe version of his recent album My New Moon. The deluxe edition features seven new tracks including a strip down acoustic reworking of Marvin…

CJ Baker November 15, 2018