Circle of Lies
2004 · Slam Jamz SJMVD1001DV · Roosevelt, New York
- Artist
- The Impossebulls
- Title
- Circle of Lies
- Release
- Slave Education
- Year
- 2004
- Label
- Slam Jamz # SJMVD1001DV
- Format
- CD · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Roosevelt, New York, USA
- Genre
- Hip Hop · Hip Hop · East Coast Hip Hop · Conscious Hip Hop · Political Hip Hop
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — Rap / Hip Hop Songs
The song "Circle of Lies" from the Hip Hop group The Impossebulls, featuring Chuck D, was an anti-war protest songs against the invasion of Afghanistan, the Iraq War, and George W. Bush, with the chorus reference the Vietnam War: "got win the wars... another Vietnam, in the circle of lies... we got to get our shit together". Note: full lyrics needed.Chuck D, born on 1 August 1960 in Roosevelt, New York, USA, associated with the genres East Coast Hip Hop / Conscious Hip Hop / Political Hip Hop, a member of several hip hop groups, including the prominent Public Enemy. Several of his songs referenced Vietnam: "The Pride" (1996) as a solo artist, and "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" (1988), "Welcome to the Terrordome" (1989), "Resurrection" (1998) with Public Enemy, and "Circle of Lies" (2004) with the group The Impossebulls.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
The song "Circle of Lies" from the Hip Hop group The Impossebulls, featuring Chuck D, was an anti-war protest songs against the invasion of Afghanistan, the Iraq War, and George W. Bush, with the chorus reference the Vietnam War: "got win the wars... another Vietnam, in the circle of lies... we got to get our shit together". Note: full lyrics needed. Chuck D, born on 1 August 1960 in Roosevelt, New York, USA, associated with the genres East Coast Hip Hop / Conscious Hip Hop / Political Hip Hop, a member of several hip hop groups, including the prominent Public Enemy.
Themes
Afghanistan · George W. Bush · Anti-War · Iraq War · Vietnam Analogy