Aretha Franklin's To Be Young, Gifted and Black is a rendition of  a song with the same title by Nina Simone, the famous Civil Rights activist and great soul diva. Aretha Franklin's To Be Young, Gifted and Black calls on the parents and concerned civil rights leaders to educate the young black people on  challenges facing them.

Jay-Z, the hip hop and rapper mogul and star, had not released a music video for quite some time. Hence, no wonder why  his new album 4:44 has garnered widespread attention.  On the album is one song: The Story of O.J. The new music video of the song, The Story of O.J., in which Jay-Z turns  himself into a blackface cartoon, sends a charged civil rights and political message.