CD: The Mis-Education of the Masses
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The song "It's Like" is especially impressive considering the entire song is composed of metaphors! Most of these 45 metaphors (technically similes) in the song have double meanings such as the line "A lot of people acting green like a grass hopper - but won't admit tanks ain't green - to be Frank like Sinatra," or "Greed should be locked up. It leaves a Pitt in my stomach like Angelina knocked up.” An especially sharp and sarcastic verbal dagger is aimed at the government’s handling of Hurricane Katrina as he raps “I resist Uncle Sam like Geronimo and his band – my theories hold water – unlike FEMA’s dams.”
The names of the songs on this CD make it clear that the album covers a wide range of important topics such as healthcare, immigration, bigotry, Palestine, the environment, the educational system, apathy, poverty, and a lot more. Overall, “Tha Mis-Education of the Masses” album is a well rounded and verrty entertaining experience which also features Tha Truth rapping in Spanish, at different speeds, and alongside talented collaborating artists like Ryan Harvey, T.O, and Optimus of Boston's Foundation Movement. While entertaining in a variety of ways, Tha Truth never fails to bring the message home on every track. On the song “The Struggle (La Lucha) he makes it plain, “There’s no argument that stands up against human decency – how can we have a world – where people are starvin' - and obesity.”
Listening to this album, it seems impossible not to be inspired, moved (politically and physically), and it seems impossible not to laugh as Tha Truth breaks up the seriousness at times with some creative, silly, and playful punchlines. Like watching the Simpsons or George Carlin, Tha Truth has provided a thought provoking as well as a humorous package. And speaking of the package, it is notable to include that "Tha Mis-Education of the Masses" comes in packaging made from recycled paper and a tray holding the CD in place made from 100% recycled bottles.
Tha Truth delivers his best work so far
"If you haven't listened to this guy yet you gotta hear what he has to say. If you have heard him you know the message he delivers and how he kicks ass when he brings it. This is a great follow up to his previous CD "Tha People's Music." A lot of important issues are brought up, his writing style has evolved even more, and the CDs got a lot of great guest appearances on it. I picked out a few of my favorite tracks which are the two he did w/ T.O. the title track, and Freedom Fighters, though it's hard for me to say cause everytime I listen to this CD I've always listened to the whole thing. If you buy this make sure you get the actual CD, cause there's a great list of resources that you can go to and be a part of to make a difference."
Tha Truth is a conscious/political underground hip hop artist and "rap-tivist" (rapper-activist) known around the Philadelphia area for battling inequality, poverty, discrimination, and injustice. Since 2006 he has released three critically acclaimed underground political rap albums that attack the forces that maintain the status quo.
LIVE PERFORMANCES
Tha Truth has performed in countless venues at concerts, colleges, demonstrations, conferences, and benefits. Among these appearances Tha Truth performed at “The People’s March for Peace and Justice” in Newark, NJ where he shared the stage with Amy Goodman of “Democracy Now!” and Congressman Jon Conyers (one of the initators of HR 676/the Universal Health Care bill). He was also featured as a special guest performer along with M-1 of Dead Prez at the 2008 People's Peace Conference at Rutgers University Law School in Newark, NJ.
Tha Truth performed at the ISO Conference at Columbia University in New York City, the Iraq Veterans Against The War (IVAW) benefit concert in Philadelphia, and at the Worker's World National Convention in New York twice. Additionally, Tha Truth performed in the "Drop Beats Not Bombs" concert at Rutgers University, the Veterans for Peace National Convention at The University of Maryland, and the Green Party National Conference at NC Central University in North Carolina.
In other appearances, Tha Truth performed at Rowan University, the University of Pennsylvania, two benefits for Philly Jobs with Justice, and he was also one of the artists who took part in the “Rock the Rulers” concert outside the Capitol Building in Washington, DC during the Troops Out Now encampment protest of 2007. He has also performed at the annual Philadelphia May Day Demonstration twice.
On the day before the 2008 Election, Temple University's radio station interviewed Tha Truth and asked him to speak to the students about the issues. Tha Truth's song "U.S. Drug War," was included on the official American Drug War Movie Mixtape CD release.
Environmental benefit events Tha Truth has been featured in include concerts at Pennsylvania’s Cedar Brook Middle School Earth Day Festival, “Arts in The Park” in Elkins Park, PA, and the Brown Bear Music Festival to expose pollution in the Monoshone Creek in Philadelphia.
THA TRUTH'S CD RELEASES
In 2006 Tha Truth released his first album "Tha Civil Rights Movement," which was followed in 2007 by "Tha Civil Rights Movement Part II." 2008 saw the release of his "Tha People's Music" album. On “Tha People’s Music,” Tha Truth, inspired by Howard Zinn's famous book "A People's History of the US," detailed the real story behind U.S. history, starting with Columbus' theft of Native land in 1492. Tha People's Music also addressed poverty, immigrant rights, healthcare, war resistance, military recruitment, the prison system, the environment and many other critical issues.
The song "It's Like" is especially impressive considering the entire song is composed of metaphors! Most of these 45 metaphors (technically similes) in the song have double meanings such as the line "A lot of people acting green like a grass hopper - but won't admit tanks ain't green - to be Frank like Sinatra," or "Greed should be locked up. It leaves a Pitt in my stomach like Angelina knocked up.” An especially sharp and sarcastic verbal dagger is aimed at the government’s handling of Hurricane Katrina as he raps “I resist Uncle Sam like Geronimo and his band – my theories hold water – unlike FEMA’s dams.”
The names of the songs on this CD make it clear that the album covers a wide range of important topics such as healthcare, immigration, bigotry, Palestine, the environment, the educational system, apathy, poverty, and a lot more. Overall, “Tha Mis-Education of the Masses” album is a well rounded and extremely entertaining experience which also features Tha Truth rapping in Spanish, at different speeds, and alongside talented collaborating artists like Ryan Harvey, T.O, and Optimus of Boston's Foundation Movement. While entertaining in a variety of ways, Tha Truth never fails to bring the message home on every track. On the song “The Struggle (La Lucha) he makes it plain, “There’s no argument that stands up against human decency – how can we have a world – where people are starvin- and obesity.”
Listening to this album, it seems impossible not to be inspired, moved (politically and physically), and it seems impossible not to laugh as Tha Truth breaks up the seriousness at times with some creative, silly, and playful punchlines. Like watching the Simpsons or George Carlin, Tha Truth has provided a thought provoking as well as a humorous package. And speaking of the package, it is notable to include that "Tha Mis-Education of the Masses" comes in packaging made from recycled paper and a tray holding the CD in place made from 100% recycled bottles.
SUMMARY
Tha Truth began writing rhymes in 1998 but it took the influence of a conscious rap artist he befriended to begin questioning his lyrics, which were more of the gangsta rap variety in the late 90's. As he grew, he learned there were answers to his questions about injustice in society, and he began to articulate political insight and struggle into his music. With each CD he has continued to evolve with both his lyricism and his overall musical production.
Clearly Tha Truth now stands as one of the primary alternatives for fans of rap music (and any music for that matter) who are tired of hearing the repetitive, watered down, mainstream music played on today’s commercial radio and TV stations. His lyricism evokes comparisons to rappers who make music for a higher purpose like Dead Prez, Public Enemy, and Immortal Technique, as well as musicians from other genres like Bob Marley, John Lennon, Rage Against The Machine, Anti-Flag, Green Day, and System of a Down. Even fans of artists like Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger will thoroughly appreciate hearing Tha Truth utilizing powerful lyrics aimed at reaching the youth and getting them inspired to fight the system, because this is the type of music that can make the people in the words of Bob Marley, “Get up, Stand up, Stand up for your right!”
