"Speak a little truth and people lose their minds." Ice Cube (Straight Outta Compton)
In his 2015 book Pop Grenade: From Public Enemy to Pussy Riot - Dispatches from Musical Frontlines, Matthew Collin opens by quoting...
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Agent of Change:
PROTEST TO POLITICAL APPROPRIATION
A mix tape of mixed messages:
this is an investigation into the use of music
as a force for social change
and a tool for politicians
to manipulate their message.
"The inevitable difficulty of contorting a serious message to meet the demands of entertainment is the grit that makes the pearl...the political content is not an obstacle to greatness, but the source of it. They open a door and the world outside rushes in."
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