Spike Lee Directs Music Video Criticising Trump

The video features the lyrics of the song running over relevant photographs from Trump’s presidency and campaign.

Lee released a statement about the song and video, saying “This song is in the American tradition of protest songs. The lyrics are self explanatory — there’s a reason the words appear on the picture. There is no album [attached to the song], it’s one and done (and hopefully not the end of the world as we know it).”

Stew (real name: Mark Stewart) is most renowned for “Passing Strange,” a musical about a young African-American’s self-discovery as he travelled through Europe. Stew wrote the book and lyrics for the show, performed as its narrator, and co-wrote the music with Heidi Rodewald. The show was nominated for five Tonys and won for best book; it also won two Obie Awards. In addition to his work in theatre and on Broadway, Stew has released eight albums, either solo or with The Negro Problem, since 2000.