These are artist writing their experiences.You listen to the music, you support the artist but you don't hear the message.Their message is more empowerment than nationalism. How do you outgrow Black empowerment? Maybe you have confused black empowerment with anti-white.

Can you elaborate here?

Black American have been oppressed since the 1600's
Slavery-> Reconstruction->Jim Crow -> Civil Rights -> Mass Incarceration -> Now.

Its always outside forces be it white or otherwise telling us how we should behave or respond to oppression.No one has ever walked in our shoes tho. Nor has any other group used their privilege to stop the oppression.

I meant to say if you aint a black american @marcusg

Ahh I think u made a typo and meant “if you ain’t a black American” which had me confused

Bruh that confused the f*** out of me gotchu

King Carter’s 2 tapes this year

SHRINES

What do yall think of Navy Blue so far? imo Higher Self is still his best song.

Agreed, Higher Self is definitely his best writing. I think Ada Irin was really great but, similar to how I feel about Cold Water, he still has better in him. But between that and his soundcloud projects he aint slipped once. I find myself revisiting those more often, felt the production was more interesting, even if less polished.

I know a lot of us consider him top 3 in this collective. For me he's only 2nd to MIKE.

Songs are tough but as far as projects this is my list:

Black Noi$e
navy in rage
Àdá Irin
Gangway For Navy
guilt & sincerity
Forest Green
from the heart...
yvan wen
According to The Waterbearer
april blue

Extremely solid list I can get behind. Aint listened to the shorter projects in a while so aint gonna include them. But for me:

Soul Golden (with Black Noi$e)
Gangway for Navy
Ada Irin
From the heart...

Navy In Rage has Sundown on it if I recall correctly. Really love that song.

Claim you was there but niggas really wasn't
You niggas was, snow on tha bluffin'

He got some unreleased song "can you handle it" thats aint been released.pink siifu played it on NTS but from the heart my fav s***

NEGRO on repeat frfr. Dropped it at the perfect (depressing) time

If you ain't tapped in you should be

just pressed play, siifu on randomblackdude production is so smooth

for those not in the know, slums took over the new Armand Hammer album credits

Beat is godly. DJ Blackpower makes the most beautiful beats.

His production has honestly reached godly tier fr lately between this, fortune teller, and nothin2say

And s/o Voldy for killing this beat

okayplayer.com/originals/best-black-artists-bandcampfriday-no-fees.html

okayplayer made a slums support page, we love to see it.

still a SOTY

yoo wat