The versus verse
September 09, 2020

A timeline of protest music in 2020

Adia Victoria

NPR has started a series We Insist about protest songs released this summer in the shadow of police brutality in the US. There is H.E.R.'s 'I Can't Breathe', Adia Victoria's 'South Gotta Change', Usher's 'I Cry', Tunde Adebimpe's 'People', Anderson Paak's 'Lockdown' and other songs (some are notably missing, like 'Pig Feet' and 'Legendary'). The violence the authorities condone isn't over yet, so, unfortunately, more songs are expected to the list.