Genre:

Political hip hop

Political hip hop, emerging in the 1980s, is a subgenre that transforms hip hop into a form of political activism. Influenced by politically-focused 1970s artists and movements like the Black Power movement and the Black Panther Party, it uses hip hop music to address sociopolitical issues, inspire action, and promote social change. Pioneering tracks like Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five's "The Message" and albums such as Boogie Down Productions' By All Means Necessary and Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back set the foundation. The genre includes artists like KRS-One, Public Enemy, and later groups like X-Clan and Poor Righteous Teachers.

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