Bobby Sessions - Black Neighborhood ft. Killer Mike

What this video is

Released in August 2018 during a peak period of Black Lives Matter activism and heightened national discourse around police brutality, 'Black Neighborhood' emerged as part of Bobby Sessions' major-label debut on Def Jam Recordings. The track, featuring Killer Mike — one of hip-hop's most prominent political voices — catalogues the material conditions of Black urban neighborhoods with unflinching documentary…

Why it matters

A landmark entry in the 2010s conscious hip-hop canon, 'Black Neighborhood' exemplifies the genre's turn toward hyper-local documentation and systemic critique. The collaboration between an emerging Dallas artist and Atlanta's Killer Mike — a Run The Jewels co-founder — bridges regional hip-hop…