Legendary Hip Hop figures De La Soul and Chuck D connected for the former’s new track “The People.” The classic rappers crafted a powerful, socially-conscious tune and it was only right to have on-hand the Public Enemy frontman to add his profound voice.
From what I can hear, the beat is an Afrika Bambaataa sample and there’s even a line sung from MJ.
As Rolling Stone points out, it coincidentally doubles as a protest anthem in response to the events going down in Ferguson. Hear it below.
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