Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn (Official Video)
What it is
The official video for Brother Ali's 'Uncle Sam Goddamn', a politically charged rap song critiquing the United States, produced by Ant.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Shared in surveillance and civil-liberties threads as a powerful rap critique of the US.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2013, last 2020
What HN commenters said
“if you think the US is screwed up, you have to listen to this: it's gold!”
Powerful rap critique of the US
contingencies, 2013-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Metadata Equals Surveillance”
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Topics: brother ali, rhymesayers, protest music, hip hop, us politics
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