David Strickland – The Ongoing History of Protest Music

Daily Dose of Protest: David Strickland – Messenger (Featuring Erick Sermon, Outlaw By Nature and Saukrates)

Photo by Ernie Paniccioli David Strickland is a successful Grammy-winning producer and engineer, who over a two-decade career worked with several hip-hop luminaries including Redman, EPMD, Drake, and a wide…

CJ Baker September 1, 2021

2020: The Year In Protest Music

The 40 Best Protest Albums of 2020

Moor Mother. From artist's Bandcamp Just about every 2020 best album list features some variance of 2020 was a shitty year, but at least we had plenty of good music…

CJ Baker December 19, 2020

2020: The Year In Protest Music

A Month of Protest Music (November)

Ilsa. Artist's Bandcamp As we start to approach the end of the year, the number of new releases start to decrease. Despite this, there were still several socially conscious songs…

CJ Baker November 29, 2020

Podcast

Ongoing History of Protest Music Podcast Episode 13: Recap

This episode features soundbites of interviews from previous guests. It also features songs by these guests. Songs played on the podcast: Spirit of Hip-Hop - David Strickland (featuring Ernie Paniccioli,…

CJ Baker August 17, 2020

2020: The Year In Protest Music

Top 10 Protest Albums of 2020 (So Far) According To Shadowproof

Album Cover of RTJ4 by Run The Jewels Along with this site, I also have had the privilege of regularly contributing to Shadowproof. Twice a month a post on this…

CJ Baker July 24, 2020

2020: The Year In Protest Music Songs Lists

30 Best Protest Albums of 2020 (So Far)

SPECIAL INTEREST From artist's Bandcamp 2020 has been a shitty year and we are only halfway through. In comparison, since starting this site in December 2017, I've never had a…

CJ Baker July 3, 2020

2020: The Year In Protest Music

A Month of Protest Music (June)

Oceanator From Artist's Bandcamp Since I started this website in December 2017, there hasn't been a month where there has been this much protest music released. As much as I'm…

CJ Baker June 30, 2020

Interviews Podcast

Ongoing History of Protest Music Podcast Episode 6: Spirit Of Hip-Hop (with David Strickland & Maestro Fresh Wes)

This episode features two special guests, Juno and Grammy-winning producer David Strickland, and Canadian Hip-Hop pioneer Maestro Fresh Wes. We discuss Strickland's new album Spirit of Hip-Hop, which also features…

CJ Baker June 29, 2020

Reviews

Album Review: Spirit Of Hip-Hop – David Strickland

For over two decades, David Strickland established a reputation as a sought-after producer, mixer, and engineer. He has won both Grammy and Juno (the Canadian Grammys) awards and has worked…

CJ Baker June 28, 2020