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Roy Ayers is one of the fathers of the hip-hop movement.  His soulful, jazz influenced songs have provided the backdrop of many a hip-hop classic (“Bonita Applebum” anybody?) This 1981 song was written around the time that the movement for making the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr a national holiday went into full swing.

VIDEO: Top 5 MLK Songs!

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