Every day is a mixture of juxtapositions. Grief intermingles with inspiration, rage with hope, pain with beauty. It's impossible not to feel everything all the time. This month's mixtape seeks to harness that most punk of energies: finding strength in the chaos, to remember that planets are formed in the maelstrom. Play it loud with songs from AP favs like Big Joanie, Troi Irons, The Txlips, and Ho99o9 and new discoveries from Hollow Sinatra, GILT, and Overthrust.

01. Big Joanie - Cranes in the Sky
02. Interlude: Chadwick Boseman (2018)
03. Old City - Pipebomb
04. GILT - Black and Blue
05. AMANI + KING VISION ULTRA - Hell Juice
06. Interlude: Troi Irons (2019)
07. Troi Irons - Thorns
08. Hollow Sinatra - False Prophets
09. The Txlips - Self Destruct
10. Interlude: The Txlips (2017)
11. dj mOma - Abeg Abeg
12. Gianni Lee - Gas
13. Yves Tumor - Strawberry Privilege
14. Pauli The PSM - BGM (ft. Minderelle)
15. Tai Verdes - Stuck in the Middle
16. Fantastic Negrito - Chocolate Samurai
17. Overthrust - Demon Grave
18. Interlude: Ho99o9 (2017)
19. Ho99o9 - Firefly Family (ft. Mike IX)

AFROPUNK Mixtape #069: Everything All The Time

To be joyful in the face of injustice is a radical act. This month's mixtape lifts up the artists who make joy a central part of their liberation. From the legendary Angelo Moore to the triumphant Songhoy Blues to the boundary-pushing Estère, this month's mixtape is a reminder to make joy the center of everything we do.

01. Lesibu Grand - We Fucking Suck
02. Black Haus - Burn It Down
03. Interlude: Pink Stage (2017)
04. Angelo Moore & The Brand New Step - Rebellion (ft. Del the Funky Homosapien)
05. Jean Dawson - Starface
06. Songhoy Blues - Worry
07. Interlude: Unapologetically Black (2018)
07. Waahli - Bliye Sa
08. Stormzy - Superheroes
09. Anahata - Forgive / Forget
10. Interlude: Anahata (2019)
11. Goya Gumbani & Kiina - What's the Prize?
12. Lous and The Yakuza - Amigo
13. BLACKSTARKIDS - Frankie Muniz
14. Estère - Calculated Risk
15. Moonchild Sanelly - Thunder Thighs
16. Rebelmatic - Emergency Break
17. Interlude: Rebelmatic (2017)
18. Moses Sumney - Bless Me

AFROPUNK Mixtape #70: Joy & Justice

The stakes have never been higher, but the stakes have always been high. Voting is the start, and the work can't be done without it. But the long-term work of strategizing and organizing is how justice is found, and it's the work of a lifetime. This month's Mixtape brings together songs that highlight the urgency, the strategy, and the need for self-care to survive the storm. Play it loud while you go out to vote, and then play it louder the next day when you take to the streets to hold them accountable.

01 Intro: Silver Moore, 2020
02 King Youngblood - Yakubian Antics
03 Quinton Brock - To the Moon
04 Bob Vylan - Northern Line
05 Interlude: David Rose, 2020
06 I.Am.Tru.Starr - Something's Gotta Change
07 Witch Prophet - Teefay
08 Interlude: Silver Moore, 2020
09 Growing Concerns Poetry Collective - Shout Across Mountains
10 Interlude: Craig Samuel
11 Son Little - Goddess Wine
12 Hollow Sinatra - White Plug
13 Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys - Love Be The Way (ft. Oompa)
14 Proper. - Do Over
15 West of Neptune - Supposed Dream of a Modest Nightmare
16 Interlude: Iye Yin Dae, 2020
17 FEVER 333 - U WANTED A FIGHT
18 M.A.G.S. - Smile

AFROPUNK Mixtape #071: Strategize & Organize

As we reflect on a winter that should otherwise have been filled with family gatherings, we take comfort in our global community, our chosen families, and the art that surrounds us. This month's mixtape collects songs from longtime AFROPUNK fam like Black Pantera, Stiff Pap & Moonchild Sanelly, and new favorites like SPEW and Black Haus.

01. Intro: Sadé Clacken Joseph (2020)
02. Black Pantera - Todo Camburão Tem um Pouco de Navio Negreiro
03. WILLIE the GENIUS ft. Qween Jean - List of Demands
04. Robin Thirdfloor - Abantu
05. Sideria - Malcolm & Tina
06. Fever 333 - Bite Back
07. Stiff Pap ft. Moonchild Sanelly - Ngomso
08. Amaare ft. Kojey Radical & Cruel Santino - JUMPING SHIP
09. Mx Blouse - A Broken Heart
10. Open Mike Eagle - Headass (Idiot Shinji)
11. Interlude: Christian Cody (2020)
12. SPEW - MR. BIG SHOT
13. George Riley - TRIXXX
14. Black Haus - Removed
15. Interlude: Artemus Jenkins (2020)
15. Cautious Clay - Dying in the Subtlety
16. Interlude: Artemus Jenkins (2020)
17. Songhoy Blues - Badala

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