This paper identifies through lyrical intention; how musical artistry (de/re) construct Black political masculine identities, leaving a legacy purposely reproduced to uphold normative constructions of self and global discriminations. I explore notions of activism, cultural censorship and resistance to demonstrate how Black masculinities are politicised with little intention to engage them. Supported by similar lyrical stances across genres of grime, rap and hip hop, the paper demonstrates how Black male artists, by dismantling structures of oppression and marginalisation, operationalise racialised typologies to deconstruct the pain and cultural policing of Black men. In so doing; I offer my application of Black feminist scholarship as a contribution to this field on how intersectionality can be utilised as a research methodology for the study of Black masculine struggle, whilst addressing the omission of Black male voices in the dominant political arenas.
