This is a discussion about music NOT politics. Your reply can talk about the artists political views but don’t just start soapboxing yourself and break rule 6. They can/should be from any country talking about any government/political ideal. I think my favorite is either immortal technique or flobots.

  • gigastasio@sh.itjust.works
    22·
    2 days ago

    Gonna be showing my age here, but I was heavy into the likes of Dead Kennedys, Ministry, the whole D.C. Underground punk scene (Black Flag, Fugazi, etc). Anymore, though, I don’t actively seek out music with strong political messages. I prefer to hear artists sing about their personal experiences, their struggles, triumphs, losses…and a political slant is okay as long as it’s an organic part of the song’s message and not just endless proselytizing or ruining your own music by being a political douchebag. (Looking at you, Ronnie Radke!)

    Edit: Almost forgot, dude, if hip hop is your thing, check out Run the Jewels.

      • gigastasio@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        2 hours ago

        My Ministry story: The one chance I got to see them was on one of the first Lollapalooza festivals, in Raleigh. They came on stage, started playing, and people in the audience started tossing plastic cups back and forth. For a while it was pretty great, but then people started getting stupid. They stared putting mud in the cups. They started throwing the cups on stage. Stage managers were running back and forth trying to collect the cups. Then one of the cups hit Al. He stopped singing, cussed out the crowd, left the stage, and refused to go back on. Their set was done and they had done maybe three songs. Someone came on stage and threatened to cancel the rest of the festival if people didn’t settle the fuck down.

      • hypna@lemmy.world
        5·
        2 days ago

        Brother Ali is also an excellent option in that genre, although his most directly political tracks are not his best IMHO.