Afropunk Fest London is in 2 days!
2 Days left people! The second to last mixtape in our countdown to the very first Afropunk in London this Saturday, and we have another powerful one for you.
Chants of “black lives matter” envelop the streets, as thousands converge to declare what should be self-evident. But black lives always mattered. At the same moment that a generation wakes up and discovers the power of its voice, another sleeping giant has woken after 14 years of silence to record what could be the defining album of 2014. From D’Angelo’s Black Messiah to underground acts like Laughing Man’s Be Black Baby, December 2014 has been a month of both continued unrest and growing strength.
002: Black Lives Always Mattered
1. Intro – Cypher (August 2014, December 2014)
2. J Cole vs Project Black Pantera – Be Free (Remix)
3. Laughing Man – Brilliant Colors
4. D’Angelo – 1000 Deaths
5. Interlude – Spike Lee / Michaela Angela Davis (December 2014)
6. Alice Smith – Shell Shock
7. We Are Shining – Hot Love
8. The OBGMs – Ijuswannaluvuallthetime
9. Kendrick Lamar – Untitled (Live)
10. Interlude – Chuck D (August 2013)
11. De La Soul (feat Chuck D) – The People
12. Girl In A Thunderbolt – Silver Phoenix
13. Interlude – Michaela Angela Davis (December 2014)
14. Charlie Belle – Get To Know
15. Blake Diamond & The Pearls – Black Is Beautiful
16. Fishbone – Riot
17. Project Black Pantera – Execucão na Av 38
18. Young Fathers – Soon Come Soon
19. Interlude – Melissa Harris Perry
20. Hadassa – Lead Balloon
21. Outro – Rip MC
Cover Image Photo Dr. Charles Drew | Blood Bank Inventor (June 3, 1904 – April 1, 1950)