Talk to Me
2016 · Williams Street AllLivesMatter-ass white folk" · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Run the Jewels
- Title
- Talk to Me
- Release
- Talk to Me
- Year
- 2016
- Label
- Williams Street # AllLivesMatter-ass white folk"
- Format
- Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Genre
- Hip Hop · Hardcore Hip Hop
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Talk to Me (Run the Jewels) Hip hop
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Rap / Hip Hop Songs
Hardcore Hip Hop group, featuring Brooklyn, New York-based artist El-P (producer, vocals) and Atlanta, Georgia-based Killer Mike (vocals). The song "Talk to Me" (Williams Street) was a contemporary protest song about racism, which noted push-back against the Black Lives Matter movement, which sought to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality against black people (2013-present): "my job is to fight for survival in spite of these #AllLivesMatter-ass white folk", and that "brave men didn't die face down in the Vietnam muck so I could not style on you".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Born Black, that's dead on arrival / My job is to fight for survival / In spite of these #AllLivesMatter-ass white folk / This is spiritual warfare that you have been dealing with / This is not a fight that you have been dealing with flesh and blood but this is a fight against principalities and evil doers and unclean spirits / Brave men didn't die face down in the Vietnam muck so I could not style on you / I didn't walk uphill both ways to the booth and back to not wile on you / You think baby Jesus killed Hitler just so I'd whisper? / And you're safe and sound and these crooks tapped your phone to not have a file on you? / Huh / What, me worry? Nah, buddy, I've lost before, so what? / You don't get it, I'm dirt, motherfucker, I can't be crushed
About the artist
Hardcore Hip Hop group, featuring Brooklyn, New York-based artist El-P (producer, vocals) and Atlanta, Georgia-based Killer Mike (vocals).
Themes
Civil Rights · Black Lives Matter · Anti-War · Hitler · Pro-Soldier