Chuck D, KRS-One and Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five’s Melle Mel and Scorpio have dropped a new song called “Project 2025.” The politically motivated track asks, “Hip-hop, where is your voice?” Produced by Scorpio, who weaved 2Pac, Ice Cube and The Isley Brothers into the beat, the song marks the first time the four Hip-Hop legends have done a collaboration. It’s also serves as a staunch reminder that Hip-Hop has always been rooted in enacting change and using your voice. With the potentially catastrophic presidential election just weeks away, the time is now.
“This is a pivotal year that holds the world in balance,” Chuck D told SPIN in a recent interview. “This song is a plea for peace and for people to pay close active attention, because although voting is primarily a privilege of self-interests, this year marks a return of a corruption hinted by the unbalanced policies of ‘Project 2025.’”
Melle Mel added, "No matter who you vote for, the fact that you’re politically motivated and having a say on which direction the country is going is the most important thing that you can do, especially right now. Three legendary rappers—me, KRS, and Chuck D—on a record together has never been done. Maybe it was something that should have been done a long time ago. The fact that we can use hip-hop for one of its original purposes and present it from an OG perspective means everything to hip-hop and music in general.”
Find the song below.
