UnLearn's Blog Posts Tagged 'Music' (37)

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Hunger Games (Black Hoodie Rap) Produced by Deeda Tree by UnLearn

The first official single off of UnLearn's debut album, "The Wake Up Call". Raw lyrics with a social message accompanied by a hard…

It was reported yesterday that Ms. Lauryn Hill has been charged with three counts of misdemeanor failure to file taxes.  These charges were incurred for the years of 2005-2007, during a time in which Ms. Hill had removed herself and her family from society, in order to keep them safe, healthy, and free from…

• Posted by Dan Reilly

Every wonder why you see and hear the same 20 artists on the rotation on radio & television? No, it's not because people are calling the radio stations requesting the songs incessantly.  The answer: media-consolidation. 90% of the media is controlled by only 6 companies: GE, Newscorp, Disney, Viacom & Time Warner. Compare that to…

An anonymous letter sent to Hip Hop Is Read:

Hello,



After more than 20 years, I've finally decided to tell the world what I witnessed in 1991, which I believe was one of the biggest turning point in popular music, and ultimately American society. I have struggled for a long time…

Please Understand by UnLearn

Possible lead off track from the forthcoming EP, "The Wake Up Call", coming soon...

PLUS!

Sign…

By VC

The 2012 Grammy Awards took place in a horrible context: the wake of the sudden, mysterious death of Whitney Houston. The show went on nevertheless … but not without a great deal of strange symbols and events that made one thing very clear: There is a definite dark side to the entertainment business. We will look at the facts surrounding…

By VC | January 25th, 2012

In a very short period of time, an enigmatic singer named Lana Del Rey went from complete anonymity to the front page of magazines, not to mention intense internet buzz and an SNL appearance. But along with this (almost literal) overnight success came revelations regarding the rising star: She is a…

By Jonah Weiner|Posted Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, at 7:24 AM ET

This is the definitive collection of UnLearn's body of work; past, present and future, reintroducing Un's unique brand of raw lyricism and social consciousness to old and new listeners. This project includes, exclusive interludes mixed with classic UnLearn songs along with brand new songs,…

Finally Here...The long awaited LP from one of Hip Hop's strongest political voices. See tracklisting and download link below:

Download Here...

1. Burn This

2. The Martyr (Prod. Southpaw)

3.…

It's finally here. At long last, the final installment in the Intelligent Design Mix Tape series, The Rhyme Book of Moses is a introspective…

Courtesy Universal

Published: June 30, 2011

by Zoe Chace

Getting a song on the pop charts takes big money.

Def Jam started paying for Rihanna's recent single, "Man Down," more than a year ago. In March of 2010, the label held a writing camp in L.A. to create the songs for Rihanna's album, Loud.

At a writing camp, a record label hires the best music writers in the country and drops them into the…

A powerful, inspirational and provacative 24 bar verse remix by UnLearn for the song Welcome To Hell, from UK vocalist Plan B off the album The Reformation of Strickland Banks.

For more UnLearn music, be sure to check out:…

Until the philosophy which hold one race

Superior and another inferior

Is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned

Everywhere is war, me say war



That until there are no longer first class

And second class citizens of any nation

Until the colour of a man's skin

Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes

Me say war



That until the basic human rights are…