#TheShowMustBePaused: The Playlist

Apple Music

Updated 2 Weeks Ago

Editors’ Notes On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, Apple Music observed "Blackout Tuesday” to support #TheShowMustBePaused and plan actions to support Black artists, Black creators, and Black communities. For 24 hours straight, Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio stream played nothing but the best Black music over the generations—songs from Marvin Gaye, 2Pac, Nina Simone, Kendrick Lamar, and others who exemplify the Black American experience and struggle. This playlist captures it all.
SONG
ALBUM
BLACK PARADE
Beyoncé
BLACK PARADE - Single
4:41
 
Lockdown
Anderson .Paak
Lockdown - Single
3:32
 
The Bigger Picture
Lil Baby
The Bigger Picture - Single
4:12
 
JUNE 5th / QueenZnGodZ
Wale
The Imperfect Storm - EP
5:09
 
State of the Union (STFU)
Public Enemy
State of the Union (STFU) - Single
2:58
 
6 Million Ways
Kemba
6 Million Ways - Single
1:58
 
Sue Me (feat. Kelly Price)
Wale
Wow... That's Crazy
3:50
 
Black Is Beautiful
Lil Donald
Black Is Beautiful - Single
2:55
 
Everything Is Everything
Lauryn Hill
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
4:53
 
Out the Lies
Sault
Untitled (Black Is)
2:01
 
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
3:52
 
I Can't Breathe
H.E.R.
I Can't Breathe - Single
4:47
 
I Just Wanna Live
Keedron Bryant
I Just Wanna Live - Single
3:08
 
Get Up, Stand Up
The Wailers
Burnin'
3:17
 
This Is America
Childish Gambino
This Is America - Single
3:45
 
LAND OF THE FREE
Joey Bada$$
ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$
4:43
 
Black 2
Buddy
Black 2 - Single
2:38
 
Django Jane
Janelle Monáe
Dirty Computer
3:10
 
Mr. N***a (feat. Q-Tip)
Mos Def
Black on Both Sides
5:12
 
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Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly
5:36
 
Made in America (feat. Frank Ocean)
JAY-Z & Kanye West
Watch the Throne (Deluxe)
4:52
 
We the People....
A Tribe Called Quest
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
2:52
 
F**k tha Police
N.W.A.
Straight Outta Compton
5:45
 
Black & Ugly (feat. BJ the Chicago Kid)
Rapsody
Laila’s Wisdom
4:09
 
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (Single Version)
Nina Simone
Black Gold (Live) [Remastered]
2:50
 
Black Is Beautiful
Chronixx
Chronology
3:39
 
UMI Says
Mos Def
Black on Both Sides
5:05
 
My People
Amber Mark
My People - Single
3:51
 
Melanin
Ebenezer
Melanin - Single
1:40
 
F.U.B.U. (feat. The-Dream & BJ the Chicago Kid)
Solange
A Seat at the Table
5:13
 
Revolution
Arrested Development
Greatest Hits
4:46
 
Burn (feat. Noochie, Ras Kass & Torae)
Pastor Troy, Cyhi The Prynce & David Banner
Burn (feat. Noochie, Ras Kass & Torae) - Single
6:52
 
Black Magic (Make It Better)
Little Brother
May the Lord Watch
2:33
 
Black Cop
KRS-One
Return of the Boom Bap
2:59
 
BROWN SKIN GIRL
Beyoncé, SAINt JHN, Wizkid & Blue Ivy Carter
The Lion King: The Gift
4:08
 
I'm Black
Styles P
The Ghost In the Machine
3:55
 
Get By
Talib Kweli
Quality
3:47
 
Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud, Pts.1 & 2
James Brown
Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud
4:46
 
Glory (From the Motion Picture "Selma")
Common & John Legend
Glory (From the Motion Picture "Selma") - Single
4:32
 
Changes (feat. Talent)
2Pac
Greatest Hits
4:28
 
Freedom (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Beyoncé
Lemonade
4:49
 
They Don't
Nasty C & T.I.
They Don't - Single
4:00
 
Lift Every Voice And Sing
Melinda Doolittle
Lift Every Voice: The Historic Songs of James Weldon Johnson
6:06
 
Breathing While Black
MonoNeon
Breathing While Black - Single
4:00
 
Black
Dave
PSYCHODRAMA
3:48
 
Police State
Dead Prez
Let's Get Free
3:40
 
Black Star
Thurz
Black Star - Single
4:40
 
The Story of O.J.
JAY-Z
4:44
3:51
 
Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
3:12
 
Steve Biko (Stir It Up)
A Tribe Called Quest
Midnight Marauders
3:11
 
Power to the People
Curtis Mayfield
Sweet Exorcist
3:29
 
Fight the Power
Public Enemy
Fear of a Black Planet
4:45
 
Let Go
D Smoke & SiR
Let Go - Single
4:51
 
Angry Black Woman
Terry Ellis
Angry Black Woman - Single
4:07
 
Strength, Courage and Wisdom
India.Arie
Acoustic Soul
4:57
 
X
ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz, Saudi
Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By
4:27
 
Sunshine (feat. Jill Scott)
Pusha T
King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude
3:13
 
The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
The Message
7:11
 
Hands Up
Vince Staples
Hell Can Wait - EP
3:19
 
Alright
Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly
3:39
 
It's OK To Be Black
Jac Ross
It's OK To Be Black - Single
2:41
 
Africa Unite
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Natural Mystic: The Legend Lives On
2:55
 
Neighbors
J. Cole
4 Your Eyez Only
3:36
 
16 Shots
Vic Mensa
There's Alot Going On
5:45
 
Sound of da Police
KRS-One
Return of the Boom Bap
4:18
 
The Man
Rapsody
Beauty and the Beast - EP
6:22
 
I Can't Breathe
Maino
I Can't Breathe - Single
3:09
 
Same Sh!t, Different Toilet (feat. Styles P)
Pharoahe Monch
Same Sh!t, Different Toilet (feat. Styles P) - Single
3:08
 
No Justice No Peace (Smif N Wessun)
Boot Camp Clik
CollectDISEdition
3:01
 
Fire & Earth (100% Natural)
X-Clan
Xodus - The New Testament
6:26
 
Blaxploitation
Noname
Room 25
2:13
 
Wishing For A Hero (feat. BJ the Chicago Kid)
Polo G
THE GOAT
3:04
 
BLACK EFFECT
THE CARTERS
EVERYTHING IS LOVE
5:15
 
The Grind (feat. Dead Prez)
Erykah Badu
Worldwide Underground
2:49
 
Don't Shoot
Dave East
Kairi Chanel
4:00
 
The Charade
D’Angelo and The Vanguard
Black Messiah
3:20
 
Kapernick Effect
JAG
Kapernick Effect - Single
1:58
 
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Gil Scott-Heron
Pieces of a Man
3:05
 
Black (feat. A$AP Ferg)
Buddy
Harlan & Alondra
3:52
 
Black Excellence
Kamaiyah
Black Excellence - Single
2:29
 
911 Is a Joke
Public Enemy
Fear of a Black Planet
3:17
 
MY POWER
Tierra Whack, Beyoncé, Moonchild Sanelly, Nija, DJ Lag, Yemi Alade & Busiswa
The Lion King: The Gift
4:19
 
Prison Systems
Deniro Farrar
Sole Food
3:26
 
Liberation
Outkast
Aquemini
8:46
 
Brown Skin
India.Arie
Acoustic Soul
4:56
 
Black America Again (feat. Stevie Wonder)
Common
Black America Again
6:09
 
Murder to Excellence
JAY-Z & Kanye West
Watch the Throne (Deluxe)
5:00
 
Kill My Landlord
The Coup
Kill My Landlord
6:18
 
Hell Yeah (Pimp the System) [Remix]
Dead Prez
RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta
4:20
 
Kill Your Masters
Run The Jewels
Kill Your Masters - Single
3:26
 
Never Let Me Down (feat. JAY-Z & J. Ivy)
Kanye West
The College Dropout
5:24
 
Run Run
RAY BLK
Empress
3:32
 
Salary Kaep
Wale
Self Promotion - EP
2:33
 
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
5:30
 
Nu Africa (feat. Ernestine Johnson)
Cyhi The Prynce
No Dope on Sundays
6:13
 
We Had to Tear This Mothafucka Up
Ice Cube
The Predator
4:23
 
Mathematics
Mos Def
Black on Both Sides
4:06
 
Can't Hold We Down (feat. Popcaan)
Kano
Hoodies All Summer
4:27
 
The Blacker the Berry
Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly
5:28
 
My Philosophy
Boogie Down Productions
By All Means Necessary (Expanded Edition)
5:40
 

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