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Sep 5, 2014

Lauryn Hill Dedicates A Recording Of Her Powerful Song "Black Rage" To The People Of Missouri

By Andrew Butler / filmsforaction.org
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Lauryn Hill Dedicates A Recording Of Her Powerful Song "Black Rage" To The People Of Missouri

Lauryn Hill has released a recording of a song she's been performing live for the last few years and has dedicated it to the people of Missouri. On her website she writes:

An old sketch of Black Rage, done in my living room. Strange, the course of things. Peace for MO.

Here is the song, available for free download, and the powerful lyrics.

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