Here’s a mix I found from the early 200os while cleaning up. Compiled while I was in school for African American studies, it’s quite fitting for Black History Month and is an enjoyable listen overall. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: This is a decade old CD rip
DJ Rahdu – Mental Evolution 2 (Mix)
Mental Evolution Intro
A Tribe Called Quest – Ham & Eggs
Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack – Be Black For Me
Donnie – Cloud 9
Black Star – Brown Skin Lady
Angela Davis – Targeting Women
Various Artists – Freedom
The Roots – Pussy Galore
Queen Latifah – U.N.I.T.Y
Sarah jones – Blood
Mumia Abu Jamal – A Rap Thing
Mental Evolution Interlude
Aretha Franklin – Young Gifted and Black
Dick Gregory – American Lies
Boogie Monsters – Mark of The Beast (R.S.V.)
Common – Gaining One’s Definition (G.O.D.) feat Cee-Lo
Obeah the Intellectual – Probable Cause
Richard Pryor – Niggers vs Police
Talib Kweli – The Proud
Boogie Down Productions – You Must learn (Live From The Caucus Mountains)
Chasing Amy Movie Excerpt
Earth Wind & Fire – Keep Your Head to the Sky
artwork by Gilbert Young
