Common – The Ongoing History of Protest Music

1990s: A Decade In Protest Music

100 Best Protest Albums of the 1990s

Bikini Kill. From the artist's Bandcamp Much of the music of the 90s may be associated more with personal angst than political dissension, but it was still a rich decade…

CJ Baker June 1, 2025

2000s: A Decade In Protest Music

100 Best Protest Albums of the 2000s

Sleater-Kinney (Photo by Tyler Craft) I recently published a list of the 100 best albums of the 21st Century (So Far). This seems to be a good time to revisit…

CJ Baker April 28, 2025

Songs Lists

10 Protest Songs Inspired By Martin Luther King Jr.

1963 Mugshot of Martin Luther King Jr, . Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15th, 1929 and he was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Considering the indelible impact…

CJ Baker April 4, 2025

2020: The Year In Protest Music

A Month of Protest Music (October)

War On Women. From artist's Bandcamp As we get closer to the US Presidential election there has been a spike in protest music. Much of the music released is either…

CJ Baker October 31, 2020

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Stand Up For Something – Andra Day featuring Common

One of the Best Original Song nominees at the 90th Academy Awards was "Stand Up For Something" from the 2017 film Marshall. The song was composed by Diane Warren…

CJ Baker March 5, 2018

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Letter to the Free – Common featuring Bilal

Later today there will be a Senate election in Alabama. The Republican nominee Roy Moore is not only an accused child molester, but he has a long history of promoting…

CJ Baker December 12, 2017