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Malcolm loved to dance, and to be around the music. We have attempted to re-create that music, that sound - the distinct sound of the African-American experience. The songs gathered here, from Big Joe Turner 's " Roll 'Em Pete " to Arrested Development 's rap anthem, " Revolution ", all in some way reflect what it means to live, breathe, die ...
Speech has expressed gratitude for the film's depiction of a "side" of Malcolm X which shares the perspective of Arrested Development. Spike Lee, the director of the film, had asked Speech to write a song for it. Speech considered it a personal responsibility to "acknowledge that there is a need for struggle, because of all the bad things going ...
"No Sell Out" is a hip hop piece composed by American drummer Keith LeBlanc and credited to Malcolm X, released in November 1983 on Tommy Boy Records. [3] [4] It marked one of the earliest usages of sample-based composition in popular music as well as being the first hip hop song to use Malcolm X's voice for artistic and political reasons. [2] [5]
The song is included on the original film soundtrack. [15] The 1982 Royal Variety Performance featured Peter Skellern performing the song. [16] Patti LuPone performed and recorded the song for the Lincoln Center's 1987 production of the musical, in which she played Reno Sweeney. [17] She also performed the song at the 1988 Tony Awards.
With the Metropolitan Opera's production of "X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X," a cultural institution attempts to make sense of a true rebel.
In 1964, Malcolm X left the Nation of Islam and made his hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Malcolm X continued to speak out against injustice until his death on Feb. 21, 1965.
Seven Songs for Malcolm X is a British documentary film about the life of Malcolm X, the influential civil rights activist who was assassinated in 1965. The film was written and directed by John Akomfrah , with co-writer Edward George, and produced by Lina Gopaul.
X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X is an opera with music by Anthony Davis and libretto by Thulani Davis, to a story by Christopher Davis. It is based on the life of the civil rights leader Malcolm X .