15 Hip-Hop Political Lyrics That Foreshadowed Today’s Politics

#6 Kanye West – “New Slaves” (2013)

Kanye West – “New Slaves” (2013)

Meanwhile the DEA teamed up with the CCA / They tryna lock n**s up, they tryna make new slaves / See, that’s that private-owned prison. ischivezon.bandcamp.com

In 2021, President Biden ordered the DOJ to phase out federal private-prison contracts, citing profit-motive abuses Ye rapped about. brennancenter.org