Texas rapper enlisted all-stars MCs cast and social rights activists for his new single “Time For Change” were Conway the Machine raps alongside T.I., Krayzie Bone, Tamika Mallory and more.
The whole list of participants looks impressive and reminds of a round table of political debate. T.I., Styles P, Mysonne, Ink, Conway, Krayzie Bone, E-40, David Banner and Bun contributed their verses representing different angles of similar experience, while Anthony Hamilton brought emotional depth with his vocals and activists Tamika Mallory and Lee Merritt framed it with some direct political messages from the movement.
The track is 8.07 minute long but this is the case when words are important:
[Verse 6: Conway the Machine]
Another black man killed by police again
Another child with a father they’ll never see again
That’s all I see when I turn my TV to CNN (That’s all I see)
Wonder when it’s gon’ stop, when we gon’ see an end (When it’s gon’ stop)
Yeah, free all the homies that’s still in the cage (Free the homies)
Over-sentenced by crooked judges and racist D.A.’s
Racism in the system is harder
Sentenced a little harsher ’cause my skin a little darker, look (Talk to ’em)
We deal with all kinds of injustice
My uncle died in police custody and not a cop was arrested
Sometimes I wish that Obama could’ve got reelected
The black vote is our power and we got to protect it
Listen to “Time For Change” below:
