Following her release of “Hell You Talmbout,” which protests the death of black Americans killed by police and vigilantes and has been praised widely for its visceral power, Janelle Monae has released the instrumental to the track and asked fans to use it to create their own protest songs. The artist’s label, Wondaland Records, released a statement saying:
This song is a vessel and now it is YOUR tool….We’ve created this space for YOU to join us in honoring the memory of individuals that have been victimized by systematic oppression and abuses of power in our communities. It is our hope that, together, our voices can be a force that adds to a movement for recognizing our collective humanity. The practice of policing those who are Other must come to an end.
You can download the instrumental by going to the Wondaland Records SoundCloud.
