Listen to this when
Black Steel
For when you're ready to break out ⛓️
Who it's for
Tricky reworks Public Enemy's story of a man who refuses the draft and breaks out of prison.
Trapped and defiant→Liberated
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Black Steel" is Tricky's rock reworking of Public Enemy's 1988 track "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos," released on his 1995 debut album Maxinquaye and as a single in March 1995. The original tells the story of a conscientious objector who escapes from prison.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: References to prison and violence.
Age: Suggested 13+
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali
