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10 songs that feel like Niggers Are Scared of Revolution

Matched to Niggers Are Scared of Revolution by The Last Poets on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Niggers Are Scared of Revolution
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Niggers Are Scared of Revolution
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moderate 40/100 intensity 85 BPM
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B Movie — Gil Scott-Heron moderate 100 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100).

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The Future — Leonard Cohen moderate 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Last Call — Kanye West moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same reflective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Three Miles Down — Gil Scott-Heron moderate 95 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Who Will Survive in America — Kanye West moderate 86 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (86 BPM).

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Different Trains — Steve Reich moderate 120 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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The Daily Mail — Radiohead moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — runs a little hotter at 51/100. Measured 90% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Dirty Boulevard — Lou Reed moderate 95 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Revolutionary Generation — Public Enemy moderate 95 BPM

A 86% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and runs a little hotter at 51/100.

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Pony Boy — Allman Brothers Band moderate 85 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Niggers Are Scared of Revolution is more than you want right now.

Whitey on the Moon by Gil Scott-Heron
Whitey on the Moon — Gil Scott-Heron safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 15/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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H2O Gate Blues — Gil Scott-Heron safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge.

Buffalo Soldier by Bob Marley and the Wailers
Buffalo Soldier — Bob Marley and the Wailers safe 81 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Guiltiness by Bob Marley
Guiltiness — Bob Marley safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 24/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Talkin' Bout a Revolution by Tracy Chapman
Talkin' Bout a Revolution — Tracy Chapman safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 17/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Comment Number 1 — Gil Scott-Heron safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Rated "X" — Loretta Lynn safe 105 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 18/100.

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence — Ryuichi Sakamoto safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 38/100, versus the original's 40.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Niggers Are Scared of Revolution” by The Last Poets?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “B Movie” by Gil Scott-Heron, “The Future” by Leonard Cohen, “Last Call” by Kanye West — the top match scores 97% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Niggers Are Scared of Revolution” but calmer?

“Whitey on the Moon” by Gil Scott-Heron, “H2O Gate Blues” by Gil Scott-Heron, “Buffalo Soldier” by Bob Marley and the Wailers keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Niggers Are Scared of Revolution”?

It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and spoken word. Tempo is 85 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and spoken word. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1970 in context

The 307 songs we’ve measured from 1970 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity40
Dynamics56
Tempo25
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force40
Trigger load25

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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