1. Song title: “Keep Shining” – Shad

Album: TSOL

Lyric: “There’s no girls rappin’ so we’re only hearin’ half the truth/What we have to lose? Too much/Half our youth aren’t represented, the better halves of dudes/So we don’t hear about your brain, just your brains/How you rock a fella, Stacey Dash dames/We just need your voice like an a capella/Something in the music’s gotta change…My mom taught me where to keep my heart/My aunts taught me how to sing two parts/My sis taught me how to parallel park/Tried to teach me math but she’s way too smart/My grandma in her 80′s is still sharp/My girl cousin’s an activism at art/They taught me there’s no curls too tight/No mind to bright/No skin too dark to keep shining.

This entire song by Canadian rapper Shad is a progressive and heartfelt manifesto on women, gender relations, and what needs to change. This is just the latest in a long line of downright feminist lyrics from Shad- check out “Out of Love” and “Our of Love Pt. 2″ for more feminist hip hop gems.

via The Grio