Dr. Cornel West Does Hip Hop Too
Dr. Cornel West, is widely considered to be one of the most intellectual African American scholars in America today, currently a professor of Religion at Princeton, the author of such titles as Race Matters and Democracy Matters -- will follow up his 2001 music album, Sketches of My Culture, with another CD combining topics of today with beats and rhymes, this time he brought along some of hip-hop's elite.
Artists like Prince, Andre 3000, Talib Kweli, Rhymefest, The Roots' Black Thought, Killer Mike, KRS-One, M-1 of Dead Prez and Rah Digga will all contribute to Dr. West's Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations, out June 19 on the soul imprint, Hidden Beach.
"This is an attempt to go back to hip-hop's prophetic roots," West told Billboard magazine, "Which are about truth-telling, exposing lies, and having fun."
West will also have Michael Eric Dyson and Tavis Smiley guest, as does singer Gerald Levert, who passed away last fall.
Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations:
Bushanomics ft. Talib Kweli
America ft. Black Thought, Rah Digga, Iriz & Lucky Witherspoon
Still Here
Dear Mr. Man ft. Prince
911
N Word ft. Tavis Smiley & Michael Eric Dyson
Welcome to Chi ft. Rhymefest, Neo-Abassy & Malik Yusef
Mr. President ft. KRS-One & M-1
Keep It PI ft. Killer Mike, Doey, Roc & Lucky Witherspoon
Chronometrophobia ft. Andre 3000
Gonne Be Alright ft. Dave Hollister & Chuckii Booker
Matter Of ft. Lenny Williams
Soul Sista ft. Daryl Moore
The Man's Gonna Getcha ft. Gerald Levert
Artists like Prince, Andre 3000, Talib Kweli, Rhymefest, The Roots' Black Thought, Killer Mike, KRS-One, M-1 of Dead Prez and Rah Digga will all contribute to Dr. West's Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations, out June 19 on the soul imprint, Hidden Beach.
"This is an attempt to go back to hip-hop's prophetic roots," West told Billboard magazine, "Which are about truth-telling, exposing lies, and having fun."
West will also have Michael Eric Dyson and Tavis Smiley guest, as does singer Gerald Levert, who passed away last fall.
Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations:
Bushanomics ft. Talib Kweli
America ft. Black Thought, Rah Digga, Iriz & Lucky Witherspoon
Still Here
Dear Mr. Man ft. Prince
911
N Word ft. Tavis Smiley & Michael Eric Dyson
Welcome to Chi ft. Rhymefest, Neo-Abassy & Malik Yusef
Mr. President ft. KRS-One & M-1
Keep It PI ft. Killer Mike, Doey, Roc & Lucky Witherspoon
Chronometrophobia ft. Andre 3000
Gonne Be Alright ft. Dave Hollister & Chuckii Booker
Matter Of ft. Lenny Williams
Soul Sista ft. Daryl Moore
The Man's Gonna Getcha ft. Gerald Levert
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