KEXP’s Black Lives Matter songs from Tuesday June 2, 2020

On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, John Richards played a really powerful Black Lives Matter set. All music was from Black artists. There were no air breaks except for eight minutes and forty-six seconds of silence for George Floyd.

I didn't hear the whole set but I did hear the radio silence. It was chilling.

I presume KEXP's playlist will continue to work but I want to memorialize the set list. Here's the list in order from 6 AM to 10 AM. I've added links to YouTube to search for the music videos.

• "Why the King of Love Is Dead" by Nina Simone from The Definitive Rarities Collection
• "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (original Detroit mix)" by Marvin Gaye from What's Going On
• "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by Ray Charles
• "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by Beyoncé from Homecoming: The Live Album
• "No Woman, No Cry" by Fugees from The Score
• "Where I’m From" by Digable Planets from Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
• "Award Tour (radio version)" by A Tribe Called Quest from Award Tour
• "Do Wrong" by Moodymann from TAKEN AWAY | KDJ-49
• "Love and Happiness" by Al Green from Greatest Hits
• "Long Time" by The Roots feat. Peedi Peedi & Bunny Sigler from Game Theory
• "Stakes Is High" by De La Soul from Stakes Is High
• "Misunderstood" by Common from Finding Forever
• "Bystanders" by Moses Sumney from græ
• "Change" by Fishbone from Truth and Soul
• "God Bless America" by J.S. Ondara from Tales of America
• "Don't Let Me Disappear" by Ben Harper from Don't Let Me Disappear
• "Love & Hate" by Michael Kiwanuka from Love & Hate
• "May This Be Love" by Jimi Hendrix
• "Voodoo Child (slight return)" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience from Electric Ladyland
• "Cult of Personality" by Living Colour from Vivid
• "Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A from Straight Outta Compton
• "Arrest The President" by Ice Cube from Arrest the President
• "Brothers Gonna Work It Out" by Public Enemy from Fear of a Black Planet
• "Ooh LA LA" by Run the Jewels feat. DJ Premier & Greg Nice from Ooh LA LA
• "Release Yo' Delf (Prodigy remix)" by Method Man from Special Brew
• "Shame on a Nuh" by Wu-Tang Clan from Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Clean)
• "Free Your Mind" by En Vogue from Funky Divas
• "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" by Soul II Soul from New Millennium Dance Party
• "Empire State of Mind (clean version)" by Jay-Z & Alicia Keys from Empire State of Mind
• "All The Stars" by Kendrick Lamar, SZA from Black Panther: The Album (music from and inspired by)
• "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd from After Hours
• "Morning in America" by Durand Jones & the Indications from American Love Call
• "Across 110th Street" by Bobby Womack from Pure Soul Power
• "Inner City Blues" by Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio from Inner City Blues
• "You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks (Recorded at East West Studios)" by Brittany Howard from Spotify Singles
• "Final Form" by Sampa the Great from Final Form
• "Trouble" by TV on the Radio from Seeds
• "The Underside of Power" by Algiers from The Underside of Power
• "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud), Part 1" by James Brown from 20 All Time Greatest Hits!
• "I Can't Breathe" by Marcus Miller feat. Mocean Worker from Afrodeezia

8 Min and 46 Sec of Silence air break. 'We are honoring the life of murdered George Floyd with 8:46 of silence. That is the length of time a knee was on his throat. Thanks." - KEXP

• "Hell You Talmbout" by Janelle Monáe
• "Better Way" by Ben Harper from Both Sides of the Gun
• "This Is America" by Childish Gambino from This is America
• "America the Beautiful" by Ray Charles from Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection
• "This Land Is Your Land" by Sharon Jones and the Dap‐Kings from Naturally
• "Fight the Power, Part 1 & 2" by The Isley Brothers from The Heat Is On
• "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy from Fear of a Black Planet
• "Hip-Hop" by Dead Prez from Dave Chappelle's Block Party
• "Hip Hop" by Mos Def from Black On Both Sides
• "Saga of Dandy, the Devil & Day" by Ultramagnetic MC’s from The Four Horsemen
• "Soldier" by Erykah Badu from New Amerykah, Part One (4th World War)
• "Ladies First (feat. Monie Love)" by Queen Latifah from Fly Girls! - B-Boys Beware: Revenge of the Super Female Rappers!
• "Madness" by Deltron 3030 from Deltron 3030
• "Natural Skin Deep" by Neneh Cherry from Broken Politics
• "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman from Tracy Chapman
• "Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday from Ken Burns Jazz: Definitive Billie Holiday
• "Better Way" by Ben Harper from Better Way