Erykah Badu & Nas, "This Bitter Land"
From Sanchez:
"Alongside Killer Mike, Nas preferred Sanders in the Democratic primary while Erykah Badu has expressed the belief that national politics is mostly spectacle. We must situate those views within the well of despair that exists paradoxically in this land of plenty. This song eulogizes the black lives unaccountably taken by law enforcement. 'Cop shot us up, he get a medal then retire,' raps Nas, evocatively pulling us back down to the concrete. Our love of country conflicts with our love of justice. And who represents those who've fallen between the cracks?"
