Afrika Bambaataa: Radio Refuses to Play More Political Hip-Hop

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https://www.vladtv.com – The legendary Afrika Bambaataa sat down with VladTV recently to share his thoughts on the past-popularity of political/socially conscious records and the decline of today’s artists willing to embrace it, with Bambaataa feeling that today’s radio conglomerates have contributed to its lack of popularity by refusing to play records that fall out of line with the status quo. Even when a modern day rapper such as Immortal Technique chooses to address serious issues, his records will be ignored by radio which will always limit the amount of people who hear and embrace the music. That’s why Afrika encourages the culture to embrace online radio and streaming so that alternative voices can be heard just as much as standard radio tunes.

Hear Afrika Bambaataa’s thoughts above.

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“I’m so far ahead of my time; I’m bout to start another life/ Look behind you, I’m bout to pass you twice.”- Jay Z

“Youngins ice grillin’ me, oh you not feeling me/Fine, it cost you nothing/Pay me no mind”

“I’d rather die enormous than live dormant”

“They giveth and they taketh life is cruel that way/But even a broken clock is right at least two times a day”

“A wise man told me don’t argue with fools, cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who.”

“Swear to everything, when I leave this Earth, it’s gon’ be on both feet, never knees in the dirt”

“No one said it would be easy, n**** livin’ is work”

“I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying”

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