Kendrick Lamar continues to confront American racism on albums such as To Pimp a Butterfly and Damn.
In August, Pink released “What about Us,” with its accusations of betrayal from political leaders.In 2016 Beyoncé departed from her usual songs about dancing and grinding to release Lemonade, a celebration of black sisterhood that contributed to the conversation about #BlackLivesMatter.No matter what your taste in music is, it’s hard not to notice. The current political and social unrest that grips the United States and the world has inspired mainstream artists to speak out through their music and actions. His songs evoke a time when popular music was a voice for dissent and dialogue about politics and social change – when the Rolling Stones’s “Street Fighting Man” was a rallying cry for Vietnam War protestors and Sly & the Family Stone eviscerated American values with There’s a Riot Goin’ On. Like when I’m watching him in concert wear a mask of a pig snout and stalk the stage with a champagne glass while his band plays “Dogs.” Or when he examines the plight of the millions of refugees around the world in “The Last Refugee,” a song from his latest album Is This the Life We Really Want? The music of Roger Waters always makes me think. I mean really made you think about the state of the world and your place in it? The leaders you’ve elected? The choices you’ve made down to the products you buy? When was the last time that popular music made you think?
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