When it opened the Cannes Film Festival in 1979, Hair proved divisive among critics; some raised the roof, others simply shrugged. Over 40 years later, the fuss has fizzled out altogether. As if by a wicked twist of irony, the original musical, which boasted shaggy bobs begging to be “beaded, braided, flowered and confettied,” has Read More
Discover the sly social critique of this Reagan-era teen thriller
“You’re gonna make it, kids. You’ve gotta be strong.” This is Colonel “Mac” MacWilliams in the opening sequence of The New Kids, giving his teenaged children Loren (Shannon Presby) and Abby (Lori Loughlin) a pep talk about life after having woken them at the crack of dawn and taken them outside for a gruelling outdoor Read More
Da 5 Bloods
Spike Lee tackles black trauma, white saviourism and the ingloriousness of war in this searing Vietnam epic. Spike Lee’s follow up to his Oscar-winning BlacKkKlansman arrives on Netflix with almost prophetic relevancy for the civil rights uprising that is currently engulfing America and other parts of the world. Da 5 Bloods is the epic yet Read More
Eminem – On Fire
[Intro] You know, critics, man Critics never got nothing nice to say, man You know the one thing I notice about critics, man Is critics never ask me how my day went Well I’mma tell ’em [Verse 1] Yesterday my dog died I hog tied a ho Tied her in a bow Said "Next time Read More
Green Day – Bang Bang lyrics
[Intro] “This is definitely not the first video to surface of an execution. “ “…of men, they claimed responsibility for the executions. “ “Described as severely mentally disturbed.” “It appears to show another hostage executed by the terrorist group.” “Deserve to be annihilated.” [Verse 1] I get my kicks and I wanna start a rager, Read More
Green Day – Bang Bang (Lyric Video)
[Intro] This is definitely not the first video to surface of an execution. …of men, they claimed responsibility for the executions. Described as severely mentally disturbed. Videos show another hostage executed by the terrorist group. Deserve to be annihilated. [Verse 1] I get my kicks and I wanna start a rager I wanna dance like Read More
Run The Jewels – Talk To Me (Run The Jewels 3 Album)
[Verse 1: Killer Mike] We return from the depths of the badland With a gun and a knife in our waistband Went to war with the Devil and Shaytan He wore a bad toupee and a spray tan So high now, hoping that I land On a Thai stick, moving through Thailand On the radio, Read More
Little Simz – LMPD (feat. Chronixx) (Stillness In Wonderland Album)
[Refrain: Little Simz] Mentally enslaved Mentally deranged Mental doesn’t change Rental isn’t paid Why do you pretend to live everyday? We are not the same Is that all I tell myself to make me feel better? What have I become? [Hook: Little Simz and Chronixx] Have I let my people down? Let my people down Read More
Aaron Rose – The Art Of Sole (Elixir Album)
[Intro] I paint a picture with the lines I stroke They lost hope in ya’ll niggas, so it’s time I spoke I’m the J57 I’m coming for the streets, if you understand me The art of sole, feel like I’m on another planet [Verse 1] It has been a long time coming, ever since my Read More
Queen – Bicycle Race lyrics
Bicycle, bicycle, bicycle I want to ride my bicycle, bicycle, bicycle I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride it where I like You say black, I say white You say bark, I say bite You say shark I say hey Read More
Green Day – Bang Bang (At The American Music Awards 2016) (Live)
[Intro] This is definitely not the first video to surface of an execution. …of men, they claimed responsibility for the executions. Described as severely mentally disturbed. Videos show another hostage executed by the terrorist group. Deserve to be annihilated. [Verse 1] I get my kicks and I wanna start a rager I wanna dance like Read More
A Tribe Called Quest – Lost Somebody (We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service Album)
[Intro: Q-Tip] Yeah, Phife—for your life [Verse 1: Q-Tip] Now, in the time when niggas wasn’t supposed to be born Best of us are left for dead in cities that looks war-torn Vietnam going wrong, heroin going strong Neighbors would whoop that bad ass Just for running through their lawn Walt met Cheryl, Cheryl met Read More
A Tribe Called Quest – Lost Somebody Lyrics
[Intro: Q-Tip] Yeah, Phife—for your life [Verse 1: Q-Tip] Now, in the time when niggas wasn’t supposed to be born Best of us are left for dead in cities that looks war-torn Vietnam going wrong, heroin going strong Neighbors would whoop that bad ass Just for running through their lawn Walt met Cheryl, Cheryl met Read More
A Tribe Called Quest – Ego Lyrics
[Intro: Q-Tip] Yeah, Phife—for your life [Verse 1: Q-Tip] Now, in the time when niggas wasn’t supposed to be born Best of us are left for dead in cities that looks war-torn Vietnam going wrong, heroin going strong Neighbors would whoop that bad ass Just for running through their lawn Walt met Cheryl, Cheryl met Read More
A Tribe Called Quest – Lost Somebody
[Intro] Yea, Phife For your life [Verse 1: Q-Tip] Now, in the time when niggas wasn’t supposed to be gone That’s the place left for dead, and cities end up war-torn Vietnam going wrong, heroin going strong Neighbors would whoop that ass just for running through their lawn Watch that shallow shallow man walk Trinidadian Read More
Run The Jewels – Talk to Me
[Verse 1: Killer Mike] We return from the depths of the badland With a gun and a knife in our waistband Went to war with the Devil and Shaytan He wore a bad toupee and a spray tan So high now, hoping that I land On a Thai stick, moving through Thailand On the radio, Read More
Lloyd Banks – Salute (Halloween Havoc 3 Mixtape)
[Hook: Lloyd Banks] General I salute you I’ll put a hole in any nigga tryin’ to shoot you It ain’t nothin’ cause loyalty’s what I’m used to And what I don’t do I’ll have one of my troops do Nigga we’ll kill you [Verse 1: Young Buck] I’m ready for combat, a soldier on the Read More