#Freedom: A Social Media Playlist

Tracks from Pharrell, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and more.

Happy 4th of July! - Looking for a way to keep the sparks going online tonight? Every revolution has a battlecry, and these days, a corresponding hashtag.(Photos from left: Mauricio Santana/Getty Images, Columbia Records, Christopher Polk/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Happy 4th of July! - Looking for a way to keep the sparks going online tonight? Every revolution has a battlecry, and these days, a corresponding hashtag.(Photos from left: Mauricio Santana/Getty Images, Columbia Records, Christopher Polk/BET/Getty Images for BET)

J. Cole Leads Revolt in ‘G.O.M.D.’ - March 25 is International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The gruesome journey claimed the lives of millions of Africans and led the survivors to an oppressive world of chattel slavery. Many died, but others chose to rebel against their masters by running away or killing them. Rapper J. Cole’s latest music video, "G.O.M.D," takes the viewer back into the antebellum South as he plays a house slave who leads a revolt on a plantation. BET.com takes a look at real-life slave rebellions.  — Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_) (Photo: Roc Nation)

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J. Cole, #GOMD - The saying, "no taxation without representation" gets a cocky remix here.(Photo: Roc Nation)

Rihanna, #BBHMM - The irony of freedom: to hear a woman sing out, "B***h betta have my money." Rih flipped it on you, and you loved it... or hated it. But you watched it. Cha-ching!(Photo: Roc Nation / Westbury Road)

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Rihanna, #BBHMM - The irony of freedom: to hear a woman sing out, "B***h betta have my money." Rih flipped it on you, and you loved it... or hated it. But you watched it. Cha-ching!(Photo: Roc Nation / Westbury Road)

Big Sean, #IDFWU - Either love him or leave him alone.(Photo: GOOD Music / Def Jam)

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Big Sean, #IDFWU - Either love him or leave him alone.(Photo: GOOD Music / Def Jam)

King Kendrick - "i" has a special place in the Good Kid's heart, as Kendrick told Hot 97. "'i' is the best song I ever wrote because I never thought in a million years that I’d make a positive record coming where I come from. Never in a million years, my homeboys too. But my homeboys respect me enough to say, ‘Do what you do.’ It’s all God’s work, man."(Photo: Top Dawg Entertainment)

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Kendrick Lamar, #i - As controversial as the statement was when he made it, K Dot reminds: true peace starts with #i, as in #iLoveMyself.(Photo: Top Dawg Entertainment)

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Lamar Dab 'Em - Kendrick dropped one of the most socially conscious albums of the year. But watching King Kunta crash a wedding and show us how to really "dab" was like watching your 5th grade teacher do the Cha-Cha Slide for the first time at the school dance.(Photo: Christopher Polk/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Kendrick Lamar, #u - The #BlackLivesMatter movement is proof: the 2015 status update on Blacks and America is still "complicated."(Photo: Christopher Polk/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Chris Brown, Tyga, Pusha T, #DGIFU - Don't get it twisted or f***ed up, this independence grind that we do is always for family, friends, and freedom. (Photos from left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images  for iHeartMedia, Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Samsung, Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Chris Brown, Tyga, Pusha T, #DGIFU - Don't get it twisted or f***ed up, this independence grind that we do is always for family, friends, and freedom. (Photos from left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images  for iHeartMedia, Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Samsung, Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Jazmine Sullivan, #HoodLove - Every soldier in the peace trenches knows there's nothing like love from the hood.(Photo: Leon Bennett/Getty Images for BET)

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Jazmine Sullivan, #HoodLove - Every soldier in the peace trenches knows there's nothing like love from the hood.(Photo: Leon Bennett/Getty Images for BET)

Jay Z, #FUTW - ICYMI: Hov released this ode to turning the proverbial throne on its head on July 4, 2013.(Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Live Nation)

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Jay Z, #FUTW - ICYMI: Hov released this ode to turning the proverbial throne on its head on July 4, 2013.(Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Live Nation)

Beyoncé vs. Ahmad Javon Lane - With the Internet still abuzz from Beyoncé announcing the platinum-edition box set of her self-titled LP, TMZ reports that there's a lawsuit pending against Queen Bey.A vocalist claims that Bey's "XO" song (included in the collection) is a ripoff because he wrote a song called "XOXO" and gave it to a fellow background singer who then must've handed it off to Bey. Have a listen here. He's demanding $3 million.(Photo: Courtesy of Columbia Records)

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Beyoncé, #XO - Spread love the Houston way by dropping this reminder of affection on your timeline. It's a celebration!(Photo: Columbia Records)

Pharrell, #Freedom - No better song title (or song) than this to recognize Independence Day. (Photo: Mauricio Santana/Getty Images)

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Pharrell, #Freedom - No better song title (or song) than this to recognize Independence Day. (Photo: Mauricio Santana/Getty Images)