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Download: "Uncle Sam Goddamn" by Brother Ali

This song is a serious paradox. It combines incredibly smooth relaxed delivery, with a scathing indictment of the US government. So smooth, it might be hard for me to politically mobilize when I’m so chilled out by the laid-back rapping. The beat is southern fried with its harmonica hooks (not a standard hip-hop device, but if this song is any indication, it should be).

RIYL: Snoop Dogg, Jurassic 5

Brother Ali – “Uncle Sam Goddamn”

posted July 14 '08 at 08:00AM by Evan in , ,

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