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If you\u2019ve seen the cover of this month’s TIME Magazine<\/a>\u00a0or have recently tuned into any national media outlet, you know that Detroit<\/a>\u2019s sister city, Flint, is in crisis. Due to corrupt government, dangerous mismanagement, and incompetence, thousands of Flint residences have been poisoned by lead through the water system.<\/p>\n

Long story short, Flint was getting its water from Detroit until 2011 when Gov. Rick Snyder, due to economic disparity, decided that Flint would begin receiving\u00a0water from the Flint river, despite the water’s highly corrosive makeup and the cities aging, weathered pipeline. The water itself is not poisoned with lead, but is so corrosive that it is stripping the lead pipes. Last fall, auto manufacturers refused the usage of Flint water as it was corroding the auto parts, yet it continued to pump into every household, poisoning an entire city. Despite the President issuing a state of emergency and the allocation of 80 million dollars in FEMA relief funds to assist Flint in its recovery, the damage is irreversible.<\/p>\n

I know what you\u2019re thinking. What does this have to do with music?<\/em> Well, nothing, really. Other than the fact that I feel that I bear the shared responsibility of social consciousness as an artist and fellow human taking up space on this floating ball in space. I couldn\u2019t help but search for some\u00a0convoluted way to draw attention to this issue, while also finding personal solace through the only outlet that I knew. I\u2019ve curated a playlist of \u201cwater songs\u201d by Michigan artists with the hope of a healthy\u00a0resolve for the millions of people around the world who do not have access to safe drinking water, which now include the thousands of children and families of Flint, Michigan. Let these tracks wash over you and extinguish any unwanted fires.<\/p>\n

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1. BLKSHK: “Arm Floaties (Night Swim)”<\/strong>
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