Letter to the Free
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"Letter to the Free" is a politically charged hip-hop song by Common that reflects on mass incarceration and racial injustice in the United States.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| addresses |
legacy of slavery in the United States
ⓘ
police violence ⓘ prison–industrial complex ⓘ racial profiling ⓘ |
| artist | Common ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Black Lives Matter movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Lives Matter
|
| composer | Common ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredArtist | Bilal ⓘ |
| features |
jazz-influenced instrumentation
ⓘ
piano-driven production ⓘ |
| genre | hip hop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| intendedMessage | call for freedom and justice for incarcerated and oppressed people ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalForm | rap ⓘ |
| lyricist | Common ⓘ |
| medium |
digital audio
ⓘ
streaming ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Ava DuVernay ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person plural ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration with Ava DuVernay’s documentary 13th
ⓘ
critique of the U.S. criminal justice system ⓘ politically charged lyrics ⓘ |
| partOf | soundtrack of the documentary film 13th ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Black America Again ⓘ |
| performer |
Bilal
ⓘ
Common ⓘ |
| performerInstrument | vocals ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | social justice ⓘ |
| producer |
Karriem Riggins
ⓘ
Robert Glasper ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
ARTium Recordings
ⓘ
Def Jam Recordings ⓘ |
| releaseContext | era of heightened debate on mass incarceration in the United States ⓘ |
| theme |
criminal justice reform
ⓘ
mass incarceration ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ |
| usedIn | 13th ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | conscious rap ⓘ |
| workType | political protest song ⓘ |
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