LMPD

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

Lyrics

English: And Luther King's soul is still patiently waiting for his dreams to come true because it feels like the same ting again / Still I fight fire with fire, streets still hot like fire / What's the matter with matter? / Still marching, screaming black lives matter / And so many people trying to be an activist in society / These days what we really need is active spirituality / Cuh Bob done fight already, X done fight already / And Rosa Parks make we flying first class nice and steady / So if you want to fight that fight again then alright, my baby / But after the revolution must come the evolutionaries / Ali deny Vietnam and stand firm, real and strong

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

In collections

Civil Rights Songs · Draft Songs · European Songs · Rap / Hip Hop Songs