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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

I just learned that today is #HipHopCelebrationDay, so I'm going to share a thread of some of my favorite #HipHop, starting with "Protect Ya Neck" (1992) by the #WuTangClan. #UnitedStates https://youtu.be/R0IUR4gkPIE?si=JiaeJM_jxqfGdVt_ It will include 20 songs, so you may want to consider muting me for today if you're not interested.

Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck (Official HD Video)

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

2/20 "None Shall Pass" (2007) is a dense analysis of society and condemnation of conformity from #AesopRock. #HipHopCelebrationDay #UnitedStates https://youtu.be/KNrB6--KBqs?si=ikc0nKr-wqeFtZRj

Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass (Official Video)

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

3/20 I love the way #BustaRhymes interpolates a 1980s PSA about prescription meds into "Dangerous" (1997). #HipHopCelebrationDay #UnitedStates https://youtu.be/4b6P12eiLpo?si=A-B4OkystwKtZabO

Busta Rhymes - Dangerous (Official Video) (HD Remaster) [Explicit]

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

4/20 With "Shock" (2011), #AnaTijoux boldly represents the solidarity of people across the world against capitalist exploitation, with references to the Chilean student protests that began in 2011. #HipHopCelebrationDay #Chile https://youtu.be/177-s44MSVQ?si=u_IPTlkpD0eKG6rR

Ana Tijoux - Shock (Official Music Video)

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

5/20 My next pick is "So Serious" (2007) by #Logic and #ShadiaMansour. #HipHopCelebrationDay #UnitedKingdom #Palestine #FreePalestine
https://youtu.be/iVXFVPGSfc8?si=Hrs_NGEVH61vwqyG

Logic feat Shadia Mansour - So Serious (Official Video)

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

6/20 With "Here In After" (2016), #DeLaSoul and #DamonAlbarn thoughtfully explore death and mourning. #HipHopCelebrationDay #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom https://youtu.be/OWpmWvJThkQ?si=dHR4B22du-SkQRRF

De La Soul - Here in After (feat. Damon Albarn) (Official Audio)

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7/20 Another Albarn collab is the classic "Clint Eastwood" (2001) by #Gorillaz featuring #DelTheFunkyHomosapien. #HipHopCelebrationDay #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates https://youtu.be/1V_xRb0x9aw?si=317CpAulUMTJusDD

Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood (Official Video)

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

8/20 I first heard #PápaiJoci in 2017 when he represented #Hungary at #Eurovision with "Origo." #HipHopCelebrationDay https://youtu.be/o-7ETxsPiMY?si=PutCrorB1-Q34Hhh

Pápai Joci - Origo (Official Music Video)

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

9/20 "Khalas Hasaytar" (2015), an anthem about #SelfImprovement by #Sharmoofers. #HipHopCelebrationDay #Egypt
https://youtu.be/Ww8qUbQcDPM?si=7Vb2Q64Qzc2FLmzL

Sharmoofers - Khalas Hasaytar (Music Park Festival) | شارموفرز - خلاص هسيطر لايف

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

10/20 With "Strong Culture" (1995), the #AsianDubFoundation calls out British #racism and failure to come to terms with #colonialism. #HipHopCelebrationDay #UnitedKingdom #Bangladesh https://youtu.be/TteGY2Mb7jE?si=nAShfu46O46-UsGe

Asian Dub Foundation - Strong Culture

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

11/20 In "Rayon" (2020), #AlyonaAlyona and #Fatbelly talk about their neighborhoods that are looked down on. #HipHopCelebrationDay #Ukraine #Kazakhstan
https://youtu.be/_7mEqBon-dg?si=eYMSfslm6rlJ9uBY

alyona alyona - Rayon (feat. Fatbelly)

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

12/20 The connections between the #Outkast song "Rosa Parks" (1998) and the historical #RosaParks have been the subject of legal disputes, but one thing's for sure—the song is a banger. #HipHopCelebrationDay #UnitedStates https://youtu.be/drsQLEU0N1Y?si=Zh8saVoc9xdBmbL_

Outkast - Rosa Parks (Official HD Video)

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

13/20 "Don't Sweat the Technique" (1992) by #EricBAndRakim has got a great groove to it. #HipHopCelebrationDay #UnitedStates https://youtu.be/6Y1Emb7Jyks?si=0dpO8l-4Sqis3sPO

Eric B. & Rakim - Don't Sweat The Technique

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

14/20 With "Ravnopravno" (2021), #PrettyLoud call out violence against women. #HipHopCelebrationDay #Serbia #Romani https://youtu.be/85uoOsHFpaM?si=HoEi6RqL-ZpgU8LF

PRETTY LOUD - RAVNOPRAVNO

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

15/20 "I'm not telling you to think what I think / While your point of view just really ain't my cup of tea." It's #RizzleKicks with "Dreamers" (2011). #HipHopCelebrationDay #UnitedKingdom https://youtu.be/QkrO0ItjrvU?si=vAm48vK_vlmXZOIq

Rizzle Kicks - Dreamers Official Video

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

16/20 #SaltNPepa articulate having a crush with phenomenal flow in "Shoop" (1993). #HipHopCelebrationDay #UnitedStates https://youtu.be/4vaN01VLYSQ?si=yWnqctxDv9Xi9aiJ

Salt-N-Pepa - Shoop

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

17/20 I don't understand most things about "หมากแพง" (2021) by #TangBadVoice, but it seems to involve someone being confronted for allegedly stealing betel nuts, and they are wearing a bullet blessed with black panther blood. #HipHopCelebrationDay #Thailand https://youtu.be/9ilIXz65YXU?si=KQCXk8HPhOWopWwm

หมากแพง - TangBadVoice

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

18/20 #Gangstagrass seeks to reunite themes in American music that were artificially separated by #segregation. One example of their work is "Up High Do or Die" (2024). #HipHopCelebrationDay #UnitedStates https://youtu.be/2OYdDQTP5eU?si=ZRN4ynxlafiKVpne

Gangstagrass - Up High Do or Die (official video)

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

19/20 In "Sınama Beni Yeter" (2017), #Tahribadıİsyan defiantly say "just test me" in the face of adversity. #HipHopCelebrationDay #Türkiye #Romani https://youtu.be/GAt8sVeFM_c?si=GeEBUHyL6IpuK7Hh

Tahribad-ı İsyan - Sınama Beni Yeter (Lyric Video) #Tahribadıİsyan

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Lauhaz Nasją Aug 11, 2025

20/20 I love the laid-back feel of "No Diggity" (1996) by #Blackstreet featuring #DrDre and #QueenPen. #HipHopCelebrationDay #UnitedStates https://youtu.be/3KL9mRus19o?si=uMkSfDWH3K3Weecl

Blackstreet - No Diggity (Official Music Video) ft. Dr. Dre, Queen Pen

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