Jesse Williams Charged Us Up: A #StayWoke Playlist
A soundtrack to take action.
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Charged Up, by Williams - When Jesse Williams went up to receive his BET Humanitarian Award at last night's 2016 BET Awards, no one was expecting his speech to be one of the biggest sound-offs we've heard in relation to police brutality and equal rights. He delivered lines like, "[All] of us in here getting money — that alone isn't gonna stop this," and "Now, freedom is always coming in the hereafter, but you know what, though, the hereafter is a hustle. We want it now," with equal parts of poignancy and hope. Catch the entire speech here and listen to the #StayWoke playlist inspired by it. – Jon Reyes(Photo: Kevin Winter/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Kendrick Lamar, 'Alright' - [PLAY HERE](Photo: TDE/Intercope Records)
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J. Cole, 'Be Free' - [PLAY HERE](Photo: J Cole)
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Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, 'The Message' - [PLAY HERE](Photo: Warner Music)
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Common, 'The People' - [PLAY HERE](Photo: Geffen Records)
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Marvin Gaye, 'Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)' - [PLAY HERE](Photo: Tamla Motown)
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Lauryn Hill, 'Mystery of Iniquity' - [PLAY HERE](Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect)
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Wu-Tang Clan, 'Tearz' - [PLAY HERE](Photo: Loud Records)
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Public Enemy, 'Fight the Power' - [PLAY HERE](Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Bob Marley, 'Get Up, Stand Up' - [PLAY HERE](Photo: Express Newspapers/Getty Images)
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Tupac, 'Changes' - [PLAY HERE](Photo: Death Row Records)
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Black Star, 'Definition' - [PLAY HERE](Photo: Rawkus Records)