LMPD
2016 · Age 101 AGE1011X · Islington, UK: England
- Artist
- Little Simz
- Title
- LMPD
- Release
- Stillness in Wonderland
- Year
- 2016
- Label
- Age 101 # AGE1011X
- Format
- Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Islington, UK: England
- Genre
- Hip Hop · Conscious Hip Hop
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — Civil Rights Songs
Conscious Hip Hop artist Little Simz, born Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo on 23 February 1994 in Islington, London, UK. The song "LMPD" (Age 101 Music # AGE1011X) also tackled the Black Lives Matter movement, which sought to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality against black people (2013-present): "still marching, screaming black lives matter". It recalled the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, referencing Martin Luther King, Jr. famous speech: "Luther King's soul is still patiently waiting for his dreams to come true". Simz also noted the draft resistance of Muhammad Ali, another Civil Rights reference - Ali had asked why he should fight brown people in Vietnam when black people did not receive equal rights at home: "Ali deny Vietnam and stand firm, real and strong".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Conscious Hip Hop artist Little Simz, born Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo on 23 February 1994 in Islington, London, UK.
Themes
Civil Rights · Black Lives Matter · MLK · Muhammad Ali · Draft · Draft Resistance · Protest Analogy