Honoring MLK - Martin Luther King, Jr. Album Art
Date Updated: January 14, 2026
Playlist Notes:
Tracks that mention or pay tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Playlist

Honoring MLK - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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32 Tracks
Track Name
Artist
BPM
Key
Time
Genre
Label
Release Date
Lean on Me

Lean on Me

Bill Withers

71 BPM
C Major
4:18

R&B

Legacy Recordings

1994-08-09
A Change Is Gonna Come

A Change Is Gonna Come

Sam Cooke

93 BPM
Bb Major
3:15

R&B

ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.

2025-09-02
Abraham, Martin & John

Abraham, Martin & John

Marvin Gaye, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beverley Knight

94 BPM
Bb Major
5:08

R&B

UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)

2021-11-19
By The Time I Get To Arizona

By The Time I Get To Arizona

Public Enemy

E
124 BPM
F Minor
4:49

Hip-Hop

Def Jam Recordings

2021-10-01
Backseat Freestyle

Backseat Freestyle

Kendrick Lamar

E
77 BPM
F Major
3:33

Hip-Hop

Aftermath

2013-01-01
Fight The Power

Fight The Power

Public Enemy

106 BPM
D Minor
4:43

Hip-Hop

Def Jam Recordings

2018-08-24
Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

Stevie Wonder

116 BPM
F Minor
5:56

R&B

UNI/MOTOWN

2018-08-08
What We Talkin' About

What We Talkin' About

Luke Steele, JAY-Z

95 BPM
E Minor
4:04

Hip-Hop

Roc Nation / Jay-Z

2014-11-24
Dreams

DreamsClean

The Game

78 BPM
Bb Minor
4:47

Hip-Hop

Geffen

2005-01-17
Shed a Little Light

Shed a Little Light

James Taylor

112 BPM
Bb Major
3:52

Rock

Columbia

1991-08-31
Sideline Story

Sideline Story

J. Cole

E
89 BPM
F Minor
3:58

Hip-Hop

Roc Nation LLC

2011-09-27
Word to the Mother (Land)

Word to the Mother (Land)

Big Daddy Kane

97 BPM
Ab Major
3:09

R&B

Rhino/Warner Records

1988-01-01
A Better Land

A Better Land

Heavy D & The Boyz

67 BPM
C Major
4:59

Hip-Hop

Geffen*

1989-01-01
Proud to Be Black

Proud to Be Black

Run-D.M.C.

85 BPM
Eb Minor
3:15

Hip-Hop

Arista/Legacy

1986-05-15
HiiiPoWeR

HiiiPoWeR

Kendrick Lamar

162 BPM
E Major
4:41

Hip-Hop

Top Dawg Entertainment / Kendrick Lamar

2011-04-12
2000 & Beyond

2000 & Beyond

Big K.R.I.T.

E
142 BPM
D Major
4:01

Hip-Hop

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC

2020-05-29
Pride (In The Name Of Love)

Pride (In The Name Of Love)

U2

106 BPM
E Major
3:48

Pop

UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)

1998-11-02
Somewhere In Heaven

Somewhere In Heaven

Santana

104 BPM
D Major
9:56

Pop

Polydor

1992-01-01
Made In America

Made In America

Kanye West, JAY Z, Frank Ocean

E
83 BPM
A Major
4:52

Hip-Hop

Roc Nation / Jay-Z

2011-08-12
Long Way To Go

Long Way To GoRemastered 2019

Gwen Stefani, André 3000

150 BPM
Ab Minor
4:34

Pop

Interscope

2019-11-22
My President Is Black

My President Is Black Remix

JAY-Z

E
76 BPM
Gb Minor
3:59

Hip-Hop

Roc Nation / IDJ

2010-11-22
By The Time I Get To Arizona

By The Time I Get To Arizona

Public Enemy

83 BPM
F Minor
4:02

Hip-Hop

Def Jam Recordings

1991-01-01
Like A King

Like A King

Ben Harper

90 BPM
D Minor
4:18

Pop

Virgin Records

1994-02-12
Like A King

Like A KingThe Dub Brothers/Bradley Cook Remix

Ben Harper

90 BPM
D Minor
7:43

Hip-Hop

Virgin Catalog (V81)

1994-01-01
So Beautiful or so What

So Beautiful or so What

Paul Simon

112 BPM
G Minor
4:07

Pop

Legacy Recordings

2011-04-08
One

One

India.Arie

87 BPM
G Major
5:26

R&B

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC

2013-06-25
Dry Your Eyes

Dry Your Eyes

Neil Diamond

91 BPM
E Major
3:23

Pop

Neil Diamond

2014-06-27
Doin' It Again

Doin' It Again

The Roots

E
126 BPM
F Minor
2:24

Hip-Hop

Def Jam Recordings

2010-01-01
Do Your Time

Do Your TimeAlbum Version (Edited)

Ludacris, C-Murder, Pimp C, Beanie Sigel

83 BPM
F Minor
5:16

Hip-Hop

Disturbing Tha Peace Recordings, Inc.

2006-01-01
Don't Hold Your Applause

Don't Hold Your Applause

Wale

E
83 BPM
Eb Major
3:14

Hip-Hop

MMG/Warner Records

2011-10-28
Maybach Music 2

Maybach Music 2Album Version (Edited)

Rick Ross, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, T-Pain

60 BPM
E Minor
4:60

Hip-Hop

Def Jam Recordings

2009-01-01
Wake Up

Wake Up

Rage Against The Machine

80 BPM
D Major
6:04

Rock

Epic/Legacy

2012-11-26