The Roots – 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

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

2020: The Year In Protest Music Songs Lists

A Month of Protest Music (July)

Zara McFarlane From Artist's Bandcamp After the noticeable spike in political music in June, July eased off a bit. But there was still plenty of music to provide the soundtrack…

CJ Baker July 31, 2020

Protest Music of the Week

Protest Music of the Week (May 20-26)

Mavis Staples, from artist's Bandcamp page. Here is your weekly sample of recently released socially conscious music. Songs and Videos: Gacked on Anger - Amyl and the Sniffers The Aussie…

CJ Baker May 26, 2019

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: Rest In Power – Black Thought

Black Thought of The Roots recorded an original tune for the upcoming six part documentary series, Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story, which debuts on July 30, 2018. Jay-Z is one…

CJ Baker July 25, 2018