Listen to this when
Monsters You Made
For anger that has a history behind it 🔥
Who it's for
Burna Boy points at colonial history and corrupt power as the roots of the anger and hardship many Africans live with.
Angry and unheard→Understood and clear
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Monsters You Made," featuring Chris Martin, is a reggae-fusion track and single from Burna Boy's 2020 album Twice as Tall. It addresses historical injustices against an oppressed people and the African and African-American experience of prejudice, touching on slavery and miseducation, and closes with a spoken outro by Ghanaian author Ama Ata Aidoo.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Political violence; explicit language.
Age: Suggested 13+
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 1, Scene 2
