Grand Agent – a dependable wordsmith from the Philadelphia-adjacent underground whose debut *By Design* dropped in 2001, and who's since built an extensive, consistently independent catalog (including collaborations with Pete Rock) – marks America's 250th anniversary with "Happy 4th": a scathing single confronting the nation's troubled history and Black America's role within it. Produced by Prickly Pear, featuring WanGi. Grand Agent pursues a mission of his own here: consolidating the power of hip-hop. The single is the first cut from a new EP assembled specifically for this historic occasion. An artist who's delivered consistently politically-conscious rap from the underground for over two decades uses a national commemorative date as a stage for sharp social critique rather than celebration.
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