Martin Luther King est une force et une inspiration pour beaucoup d’artistes afro-américains et donc de surcroît de la scène hip-hop. Voici une compilation de quelques artistes qui l’ont cité.

Public Enemy – By The Time I Get To Arizona (1991)This is Sister Souljah.Public Enemy, Security of the First World, and all allied forces are traveling west to head off a white supremacy scheming to destroy the national celebration of Martin Luther King’s birthday. Public Enemy believes that the powers that be in the states of New Hampshire and Arizona have found psychological discomfort in paying tribute to a black man who tried to teach white people the meaning of civilization.Good luck brothers, show ’em what you gotTalkin’ MLKGonna find a wayMake the state payI’m lookin’ for the dayHard as it seemsThis ain’t no damn dreamhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrFOb_f7ubw2Pac – Words Of Wisdom (1991)No Malcolm X in my history text, why’s that?’Cause he tried to educate and liberate all blacksWhy is Martin Luther King in my book each week?He told blacks, if they get smacked, turn the other cheekhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsOVlPKyUMELudacris – Do Your Time feat. Beanie Sigel, C-Murder, & Pimp C (2006)Ludacris:Give my eyes to Stevie Wonder just to see what he’s seenBut then I’d take ’em right back to see Martin Luther’s dreamI dream that I could tell Martin Luther we made itBut half of my black brothers are still incarceratedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMZCTHofSWQMethod Man and Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Dirty Mef (2006)Method Man:Ya’ mean, I’m taking one for the teamLike Martin Luther King, taking one for a dreamI’m dope, to many fiends, live by many meansIf you don’t stand for nothing, you’ll fall for anythinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxthUUoCKJ8Common – A Dream (2007)The song also contains samples of MLK’s speeches.It’s a cold war, I’m a colder soldierHold the same fight that made Martin Luther the KingI ain’t using it for the right thingIn between lean and the fiends, hustling and schemesI put together pieces of a dream, I still have onehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBa55sDTIiAJay Z – My President Is Black Remix (2008)Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther could walkMartin Luther walked so Barack Obama could runBarack Obama ran so all the children could flySo I’mma spread my wings, you can meet me in the skyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYr_55sJ-McThe Roots – Doin’ It Again feat. John Legend (2010)Doing it again just like Poitier and CosbyI’m like Martin Luther King, you like RodneyThe difference is I give it everything inside mehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCm6LPrXEzELupe Fiasco – B.M.F. (Building Minds Faster) (2010)I think I’m Malcolm X, Martin LutherAdd a King, add a JuniorSome Bible verses, couple Sunnahsan AK-47—that’s a revolutionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du43HNQXkoAMick Jenkins – Vibe (2014)Our Bill of Rights from the past will never make it to the futureEven with a Martin LutherRest In Peace and Happy Birthday to Martin Luther King Jr.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJJbTlWfv-sArticle tiré de https://howlandechoes.com/