Soulflower

Back during the 70's and civil rights movement we had artists like James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayweather etc who made socially conscious music that reflected the times.

I ask this question because currently it appears we still are a society that faces similar issues, Ferguson, Black Live Matters Movement etc.

However, none of the current music reflects any of the social issues or important conversations that evolve around the problems that affect Americans today.

Why should we always look to Stevie Wonder for social tributes when we have current artists today that can use their influence to talk about the same things?


I think it is quite alarming especially that NONE of the mainstream Black A list artists had nothing to say about Ferguson. As an African American, I was pretty disgusted by that. I am not trying to make this into a race issue but just expressing my personal experience and opinion on the matter. This is strictly about social issues


To me that speaks volumes anyway you wanna slice it. I am not asking for these entertainers to be politicians but if they are given a platform in which they can use their music and influence to broaden an issue or bring to light a problem, why not do that?

The current generation of artists doesn't seem to care about the problems "ordinary" people face the same people that puts money in their pockets and I have always found this disturbing.

Thoughts?

Do you think artists should make music that reflects the times? Do you think music that discusses social issues helps brings to light problems that we face? Do you think this has a positive or negative impact? Do you think music can be a powerful tool in aiding in social changes or social movements?

Personally, I really care about social issues so this really matters to me.

xoxo