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There are some artists who keep it conscious with their lyrics about random thoughts and ideas. And then there are artists who keep it conscious and tell a full story. If you have heard of ‘I Used To Love Her’ by Common Sense, then you’ll see what I’m getting at. But what happens when you keep it conscious, tell a story, and then have the story be so empowering that it starts a real movement?
That’s what J Medeiros has been able to do with his song entitled ‘Constance’. It’s about a girl from the Philippines who gets caught into human trafficking. According to the Largest Minory:
The Philippines has a high rate of child prostitution. Many sex establishments in the Philippines are backed by Japanese capital, and are the favored destinations of pedophiles from America, Australia, and Europe. Children may work up to 20 hours a day, and be forced to service up to 100 customers a week. A 2005 estimate reveals that 150,000 young girls, some as young as six years old, work as prostitutes in the Philippines due to poverty.
Medeiros’s song entitled Constance talks about this trafficking and how people are ignorant to it. Since it doesn’t happen to too many American’s, its kinda kept in the dark. And its easy not to recognize something that doesn’t directly affect you life. But when a well known and conscious artist brings up a topic like this and does it with simplicity, it really hits the heart and the mind.
This song is only one track on a full album by Mr. J Medeiros named Of Gods and Girls (2006). Def a worthwhile album to check out. Has a full set of conscious lyrics, simple and easy flow, and purposeful themes. My favorites are Silent Earth which talks about how people stay unresponsive to world needs even though they see what’s happening, and Call You which is an ode to his mother and father love for him.
A little bit of background info: Mr. J Medeiros co-founded hip hop’s underground group, The Procussions. They were around for over 10 years becoming a pretty big indie success. They toured the globe with the likes of A Tribe Called Quest, Talib Kweli, and many more. They ended up releasing two LP’s: As Iron Sharpens Iron (2003) and 5 Sparrows For 2 Cents (2006) on Rawkus Records.
Here’s a music video of his hit single entitled Constance:
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