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Political hip-hop

Produced by FAITH SFX


We are here today to talk about an invasion
An occupation and a war which has ravaged a country whose history is littered with foreign interference
Opposing the war in Iraq did not mean you were automatically pro-Saddam  
If anyone was pro-Saddam, that was Ronald Reagan and his administration
Opposing the war in Afghanistan does not mean you were pro-Al Qaeda
If anybody could be called pro-Al Qaeda, with all due respect for his current position regarding Palestine, it would be Jimmy Carter's administration and the director of the CIA at the time, Robert Gates, a man who interestingly currently serves as Obama's Secretary of Defense
Opposing the war in Afghanistan does not make you pro-Taliban
If anybody was pro-Taliban, it was Condoleezza Rice and her cohorts at the oil company Unocal
The Taliban themselves were orphans of the Afghan War with the Russians, in which Al-Qaeda was backed by the CIA under both Jimmy Carter's and Ronald Reagan's administrations
Nobody in their right mind could deny the Taliban's hideous oppression of women, but it didn't start on September 11th, 2001
Their horrendous regime was in power long before hand
When Bush and Blair tried to justify this war, all of a sudden women's rights in Afghanistan was so very important
Women in Afghanistan were persecuted long before September 11th, and are still subject to persecution on a daily basis under the clearly un-democratic Karzai regime, which the Americans and the British are currently so steadfast in supporting
Condoleezza Rice and Unocal were not concerned about the women of Afghanistan when they were sitting at the table with the Taliban negotiating lucrative oil deals
Besides, in a last ditch attempt to avoid invasion and regime change at the hands of a foreign power, which is of course illegal under international law, the Taliban offered Bin Laden to the Americans
However, despite this, the invasion and occupation still went ahead
As if the American government have a monopoly on morality
As if the American government differentiate morally when looking for business partners
It has never been about creating moral governments
It has been about creating governments that are open to manipulation and are willing to do business
The American government like the British government know that Karzai is corrupt
They know they have installed a bunch of warlords and drug-dealers 
Karzai's own brother is a well known drug-lord with his fingers all over the heroin trade in that country
For the record, in the first year of the occupation, the heroin production in that country increased 1000% and now accounts for over 90% of the heroin on Britain's streets today
The largest amount of heroin coming out of Afghanistan was from the Helmand province, which interestingly was the area of the highest number of British troops were occupying
Make of that what you will
If these occupying forces were really interested in helping the Afghan people, they would put in place a system where by the opium produced in the country could be used all over the world for strictly medicinal purposes, thus giving the country a massive and legitimate source of income from it's poppy fields
There is nothing noble, romantic, or righteous about this occupation
While the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq is widely understood to have been a disaster, there are still those in this country to argue that this war in Afghanistan is somehow a legitimate war for the good of humanity, as if any government, particularity our government has ever gone to war in the interest of humanity

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Lowkey on Afghanistan Part 1 With Lyrics

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This war does not in any way serve the people of this country's interests
We have absolutely nothing to gain from invading and occupying another country which the British have failed at occupying many times before 
Saddam Hussein, though a despicable murderous tyrant, posed absolutely no threat to the people of this country
The Taliban, though a group of abhorrent oppressive maniacs, never posed any threat to the people of this country
People die in wars
People are orphaned in wars
People are imprisoned in wars
People get raped in wars
People kill in wars
And people are haunted by their experiences of war
But some people do strive in wars
Some people do profit in wars
Arms companies like BAE Systems and Lockheed make billions from wars
The oil companies have made billions from these wars, but the people of this country do not gain anything from these wars
Not the British people
Not the American people
And not the Afghan people
There is nothing charitable about bombing somebody's country and occupying it
People have argued that this war was waged in order to defend the people of this country from possible terrorist attacks 
On the contrary, this war has endangered British citizens all over the world 
Not only has it cost British taxpayers millions of pounds, it has taken the lives of over 200 British soldiers and stolen the humanity of countless others 
Rather than deter terrorist attacks, this occupation, like the Iraq one, has only endangered this country
There was a terrorist attack on British soil in 2005, but that was only after the British occupations of these countries had been underway for years already
The only lesson that can be learned from such events is that Britain's tireless support of the American empire and it's imperialist wars have hugely endangered the people of this country
While America's bombing has spread to the Swat Valley in Pakistan with Obama's remote control drones dropping bombs which have displaced at least two million and killed many, Gordon Brown has pledged to send more British troops to Afghanistan to kill and die
That is all that is required of the people that are sent there
Kill and die, while sacrificing your own humanity
But don't ever ask "Why?"
These soldiers are being told that this war is for the good of their country, and more worryingly, for the good of humanity
Where those humans that sent you to war will not lose one minute of sleep over your death, they want you to be robots, and that is all
If you are lucky, you will kill, and be killed
If you are unlucky, you will kill, and survive, only to live the rest of your life tortured by your past, but for what?
It is not for the good of your country, the United Kingdom, or Great Britain
The Queen couldn't care less about your life
Her grandson Harry did join the Army, just long enough to refer to one of his fellow troops as a packy, and the people those soldiers are supposedly liberating, as ragheads
The prince Harry episode is actually indicative of the indoctrination that is vital in this process of justification
They do not want their robots to ask questions
"Shut up, take a gun, and kill some ragheads"
That's all this country requires of it's robots
But, the truth is, throughout this process, the only person dehumanized is the British soldier himself
So when they tell you to "support the troops," the only real way of supporting the troops is by bringing them home now and today
This war does not serve the British people
It only harms us
It does not serve the soldiers themselves
It only harms them
The question is, "How can it possibly serve the interests of this country?"
An interesting way of working out whose interests British Prime Ministers were serving when in power, is to look at who they take jobs for, after there term is finished
For John Major, it was The Carlyle Group, a company with very close ties to the Bush family
For Tony Blair, it was JP Morgan, a company who made millions from the war in Iraq
Who will it be for Gordon Brown?  
Who is Gordon Brown working for?
That is my question, because it certainly isn't the British people


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Lowkey on Afghanistan Part 2 With Lyrics

A humble tribute to one of the greatest military leaders in history, a true hero and an inspiration to the people of the world struggling against imperialism. 

Võ Nguyên Giáp, who died today at the age of 102, was, after Ho Chi Minh, the leader most responsible for Vietnam's victory in the war against French colonialism and US invasion. These victories gave tremendous confidence and strength to the people of South Africa, Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe and to the colonised and oppressed masses around the world. Despite its technological superiority, imperialism can be defeated by the will, courage, ingenuity and collective strength of the people.

This instrumental samples Vietnamese patriotic song 'The March of the Liberation Army' and also Mohammed Ali's famous interview where he explains his refusal to fight against Vietnam.

Fight to Win - Vo Nguyen Giap tribute

Artist: Lowkey
featuring ShameLess
Album/mixtape: Key To The Game Volume 2

If you would like, you can read some thoughts of mine on "The System," and possible solutions.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/aaron-celathian-pitts/thoughts-on-government-and-a-possible-solution/10202050959697834

Trapped In The System Ft ShameLess - Lowkey

This song is dedicated to the legacy of Maurice Bishop, leader of the Grenadian Revolution. 

Thirty years ago today Bishop was gunned down by his own comrades, the result of a disastrous split within the governing New Jewel Movement. This paved the way for the criminal US invasion, in which as Reagan sent tens of thousands of troops to ensure that the Grenadian Revolution was comprehensively wiped out.

Bishop was a great revolutionary and a true man of the people - A Hugo Chavez of his time. Read more about him here: http://www.invent-the-future.org/2013/10/remembering-maurice-bishop/

FREE DOWNLOAD: Marcel Cartier - Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win (prod Agent of Change)

We are proud to present the UK breaks legend that is DJ Mutiny, bringing us his first recorded set in over 10 years as a special treat for our third episode of the guest mix series! Originally involved in running heavyweight breaks labels from back in the day such as Cyberfunk Records and Funkatech, and releases on others including Botchit Breaks, Functional Breaks, iBreaks & Super Charged.. you really cant think of the original UK breaks scene without the classic weighty Mutiny tunes!

www.discogs.com/artist/83492-DJ-Mutiny

SSB Guest Mix #003 - DJ Mutiny

Jet Bounce Work

Timmy Schumacher - Jet Bounce Work

In solidarity with Gaza.

Lyrics:

(Verse 1)
This didn't start October 7th on a quiet, peaceful Saturday
when prison gates blew open, the prelude to tragedy
the ones who beaten down and left without dignity
are bound to inflict violence without mercy
death is terrible, but if you hate the scenes
of innocent Israelis being killed on your screens
you should loathe the violence unleashed by their state
for 75 years against the people they replaced
this ain't a conflict, not between two parties who equal
it's imperial power against indigenous people
Genocide Joe, the commander-in-chief
of trails of war crimes and volumes of grief
the author's of chapters even darker than most
an empire in decline that is trying to stay afloat
their proxy in Tel Aviv is just a U.S. base
as an American I gotta say it's not in my name

(Hook x2)
Gaza is starving, yet Gaza Survives
The dream is alive of a Free Palestine
We want peace but we need liberation
You can't erase the Palestinian nation

(Verse 2)
It's deliberate and indiscriminate how they choose to kill
it's truly sickening and maddening, what this reveals
is the long held dream of colonialists
not intent with Little Israel, these Zionists
are not content with a siege or apartheid 
they want annexations and a genocide 
they want the dispossession to be permanent
they want the Nakba to never know its ending
what is Gaza but the biggest refugee camp
an open air prison where humanity stands
or goes to die, depending on your view
I always choose to stand with the vulnerable few
the most anti-Semitic thing would be to equate
the Jewish people with the fascist Israeli state
because it means accepting Jewish identity is this
hatred, genocidal madness, naw that ain't it

Gaza Survives

Marcel Cartier - Gaza Survives (produced by Agent of Change)

Marcel Cartier - Right To Rebel remix feat Terror Bliss, Kaktan, Marx Sickmind. Produced by Agent of Change. Additional vocals by Nana D.

In solidarity with the people of Ferguson.

Marcel Cartier - Right To Rebel remix feat Terror Bliss, Kaktan, Marx Sickmind

Promise to Return EP Out now!
Available to download via bandcamp:
https://hesterband.bandcamp.com/releases
Big love to Alice Bloomfield for the artwork!

Wake Blue

David Bars Ushers In New Era For D.I.T.C. With His Forthcoming EP ‘The Bar Code’

‘The Bar Code’ Includes Production From DJ Premier, Showbiz, Buckwild, Lord Finesse & Da Beatminerz

‘The Bar Code’ Will Be Released On 11-15-19

New Single, “Beat The Odds,” Featuring and Produced By DJ Premier Now Available!

The legendary D.I.T.C. crew has long been one of Hip-Hop’s most influential crews.  Over the course of the last two decades, both collectively and individually, its core members have created some of the genre’s most timeless and iconic music.

Today, the D.I.T.C. crew begins to usher in a new era and does so by introducing a new young voice into the D.I.T.C. fold with David Bars and by announcing his new project, 'The Bar Code,' along with a new single “Beat The Odds” which features and is produced by DJ Premier.  “Beat The Odds” was exclusively premiered by HipHopDx.

“I be some sh*t now and everything is lit” David Bars commented to HipHopDx.  “No rubber bands, I need a hunnid bands just for a sit down.” 

'The Bar Code' features production from DJ Premier, Buckwild, Showbiz, Lord Finesse and Da Beatminerz and guest appearances from Fat Joe and Cory Gunz. 

“David Bars brings back the joy of hearing lyrical skills and wordplay.
The competitive voice and confidence he presents makes it exciting to keep that foundation alive for the culture to live longer” DJ Premier stated.  

David Bars 'The Bar Code' will be released on 11-15-19 and you can now pre-order, add and favorite the EP at your preferred DSP and receive ”Beat The Odds” as an instant grat track: https://ditcstudios.ffm.to/thebarcode

Stream David Bars feat. DJ Premier “Beat The Odds” (Prod. By DJ Premier): https://ditcstudios.ffm.to/beattheodds

Tracklisting & Credits for David Bars ‘The Bar Code’: 

1.	‘Just Like That’ feat. DJ Premier (Prod. by DJ Premier)
2.	‘A Star Is Born” feat. Fat Joe (Prod. by Buckwild)
3.	‘Next Season’ Feat. Cory Gunz (Prod. by Lord Finesse & Bossmen)
4.	‘Beat The Odds’ feat. DJ Premier (Prod. by DJ Premier)
5.	‘Want More’ feat. FVRTHR (Prod. by Showbiz)
6.	‘Dat Old Real Shit’ (Prod. by Da Beatminerz)
7.	‘O’  (Prod. by Breakbeat Lou) 

Follow David Bars:
https://twitter.com/davidbarsinc
https://www.instagram.com/davidbars__/

Follow DJ Premier:
https://twitter.com/REALDJPREMIER 
https://www.instagram.com/djpremier/
https://www.facebook.com/DJPremierOfficial
http://premierwuzhere.com/

Follow D.I.T.C.:
https://twitter.com/ditcent
https://www.facebook.com/bronxditc/
https://www.instagram.com/ditcstudios/

Stream

David Bars feat DJ Premier 'Beat The Odds' (Prod. by DJ Premier)

New hip-hop music from Marcel Cartier and Agent of Change in solidarity with the people of Bolivia, who are being subjected to a US-backed military coup that aims to roll back the progress made since 2006. The MAS government of Evo Morales has made unprecedented gains in reducing poverty, increasing education and healthcare, and empowering the masses - particularly the indigenous majority, previously treated as a subhuman species by the descendants of the European colonisers.

Marcel Cartier - El Pueblo

Hip-hop beat sampling Linton Kwesi Johnson's classic "Sonny's Lettah" alongside Jeremy Corbyn's election campaign launch from November 2019. Vote Labour on December 12!

Agent of Change - For The Many

Sampling traditional Aymara music, along with the chants from a recent rally of the Bolivian community in London ("Evo, hermano, el mundo está contigo" - Evo, brother, the world is with you), this beat is dedicated to the Bolivian people rising up against a racist, capitalist, pro-imperialist, anti-democratic coup.

Agent of Change - Stand With Bolivia

Miracles

Presidential election commentary from Rodrigo Starz of Rebel Diaz. Whatever happens in the elections, neoliberal capitalism has won. Resistance to it must continue and deepen.

Beat by Agent of Change.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS2_Cm36kxk

Marcel Cartier - Right To Rebel remix feat Terror Bliss, Kaktan, Marx Sickmind

Carlos Martinez / Agent of Change

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