Remember back in the day on radio and TV you'd hear 'Conscious' music, you know, music about society, discrimination, the environment, political awareness, etc. It seemed like in pop culture, every album had at least 1 or 2 conscious songs. Songs like:

Fight The Power


Ladies First / Queen Latifah & Monie Love

Heal The World

Rhythm Nation

Express Yourself, NWA


Don't Curse / Heavy D & The Boyz

This House

Self-Destruction

We're All In The Same Gang


Right Now / Van Halen

Let's Talk About Sex, Salt N Pepa

Name your favorite 'Conscious' singles or albums from 1989 - 1992.

"Rhythm Nation"
"Ladies First"
"Fight the Power (Public Enemy)"
"Me, Myself & I"
"Another Day in Paradise"
"We're All in the Same Gang"
"Help the Children"
"Expression"
"Let's Talk About Sex"
"Georgy Porgy (MC Lyte)"

Not sure what the years are but I do miss:
Professor X
X Clan- To the East Blackwards
Lakim Shabazz
LaQuan
Isis
Tashan
Tupac - 2pacalypse now
Arrested Development

While we are at it. Do you think it was a conspiracy that these records didn't flourish at all? Where would we be if conscious rap was "permitted" to evolve? I guess we was cool as long as it was afrocentric. But I believe when Public Enemy came out with "Fight The Power" that scared AmeriKKKa. They didn't need a Black Power movement. I mean, I was really feeling the whole stop the violence, feel the love, back to Africa vibe and then all of a sudden:

STRAIGHT OUT OF COMPTON! It was a wrap then. It's been damn near 15 years and rap has went straight gutter trash. I mean mainstream rap in general.

Madonna - Hanky Panky