New Slaves by Kanye West (2013)
New Slaves is a song released in 2013 as a single from album Yeezus by American hip hop artist Kanye West. The lyrics talks segregation, slavery, and racism in general, as well as materialism and streotypes of African American in the U.S.
The song received critical acclaim from music critics. In 2013, New Slave charted in several countries such as Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States, it is also nominated at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song. [1]
Key Lyrics
My mama was raised in the era when
Clean water was only served to the fairer skin
Doin' clothes, you woulda thought I had help
But they wasn't satisfied unless I picked the cotton myself
You see it's broke nigga racism
That's that "Don't touch anything in the store"
And it's rich nigga racism
That's that "Come in, please buy more"
"What you want, a Bentley? Fur coat? A diamond chain?
All you blacks want all the same things"
Used to only be niggas, now everybody playin'
Spendin' everything on Alexander Wang
New slaves [2]
Black Empowerment
References
- ↑ New Slaves. wikipedia.org. Retrieved January 28, 2021
- ↑ New Slaves Kanye West. genius.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021