In 1992, hip hop artist Dr Dre released a song titled, “The
Day the Niggaz Took Over” which was a way of expressing anger toward the law
enforcement. He begins by stating that if individuals are not ‘down’ for
African Americans and for people in Africa, then they need to move out the way.
He is demanding a change and asking for people to rally together in order to
make the change, but only if they are willing to risk everything. He also
states that blacks cannot love the system due to the fact that there has been a
feud between them since the beginning. Another statement in the song says, “What
they told us today, in other words, you're still a slave. No matter how much
money you got, you still ain't shit” which shows a problem with the way most
cops view black people. As black people, we are not viewed the same as the
superior race we are bundled into one category which makes the superior race
feel threatened. This has always been a problem within the United States that
is constantly addressed with the continuous misfortune of police brutality.
While happening too often, the topic of police brutality and the Black Lives
Matter movement is always reviving the idea of change, yet nothing is being
done on the legal/political end in order to change it. This song’s anger toward
the police and feeling of disconnection and hatred toward one another is still
alive today. It has been over 20 years since the song was released, yet we are
still fighting for the correct justice as black individuals.
Day the Niggaz Took Over” which was a way of expressing anger toward the law
enforcement. He begins by stating that if individuals are not ‘down’ for
African Americans and for people in Africa, then they need to move out the way.
He is demanding a change and asking for people to rally together in order to
make the change, but only if they are willing to risk everything. He also
states that blacks cannot love the system due to the fact that there has been a
feud between them since the beginning. Another statement in the song says, “What
they told us today, in other words, you're still a slave. No matter how much
money you got, you still ain't shit” which shows a problem with the way most
cops view black people. As black people, we are not viewed the same as the
superior race we are bundled into one category which makes the superior race
feel threatened. This has always been a problem within the United States that
is constantly addressed with the continuous misfortune of police brutality.
While happening too often, the topic of police brutality and the Black Lives
Matter movement is always reviving the idea of change, yet nothing is being
done on the legal/political end in order to change it. This song’s anger toward
the police and feeling of disconnection and hatred toward one another is still
alive today. It has been over 20 years since the song was released, yet we are
still fighting for the correct justice as black individuals.
Brooke Ferguson
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