“In national news the official poverty rate remains steady at 11.5% with 37.9 million people in poverty in 2022 according to the federal Census Bureau. Despite these numbers more than 23s of the US House of Representatives voted in favor of increasing the Pentagon’s budget to a record 886 billion in annual military spending.” – Uncle Devin

Award-winning artist, Uncle Devin, ignites a fiery debate with his upcoming single, “Move the Money.” Inspired by the iconic 1986 anthem “The Word” by DC’s Junkyard Band and released by Def Jam Records, Uncle Devin challenges the current allocation of resources in the U.S. government, urging a shift from military spending towards bolstering vital social programs.

“Junkyard’s ‘The Word’ was one of the most important socially conscious songs in Go-Go history. Created by a group of teenagers and pre-teens from the Barry Farms Community in Southeast DC, their message still resonates today,” says Uncle Devin. “ ‘Move the Money’ is my way of saying thanks by continuing their work,” the DC resident says.

With echoes of the teenage band’s bold lyrics that questioned President Reagan’s priorities, Uncle Devin’s “Move the Money” continues in Junkyard’s tradition by taking aim at contemporary issues through the indigenous DC sound of Go-Go music, sparking vital conversations about national budgets and where our collective needs genuinely lie.

On February 1, 2024, I released a single called “Move the Money,” and the music video is now available. Here are some important facts mentioned in my song. The US has over 750 military bases in over 80 countries, while there are millions of people in this country in poverty and homeless. And both the Democrats and Republicans have jointly given the Pentagon a record $886 billion in annual spending in 2023. That’s ridiculous. Also, The Pentagon failed an audit for the sixth straight time last year. In fact, they have never passed an audit and can’t account for half of his resources, nearly $1.9 trillion. Now, fighting against the US military complex is an integral part of the civil rights movement that our children must learn. For example, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee helped to defeat the draft through the slogan Hell No, we won’t Go. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, under the leadership of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior, called the US the greatest purveyor of violence in the world and spoke out against their out-of-control military spending. However, many bourgeois politicians, including many of the inept Congressional Black Caucus, turned their back on this history. It’s time to make them move the money. All 245 U.S. House of Representatives and 34 Senate seats are up for election in November. They don’t deserve our vote if they don’t move the money. Thank you, Uncle Devin

For more information about New York City’s campaign to Move the Money, go to Move the Money–NYC.