Minimum Wage

Pressa Won’t Go Back To “Minimum Wage” On Hard-Hitting New Single: Stream

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Toronto rapper Pressa is making sure that you won’t forget about his place in the game as we near the end of 2023. Moreover, he just came through with a new song and music video, “Minimum Wage,” and it chronicles his desire to never work for that again. Of course, this MC of Filipino and Jamaican heritage goes through the usual suspects: getting his money up in his career, being good with the ladies, but still remembering the harsh realities he came up in. Much like previous material, such as his May single “Unfollow Me,” this new track displays his penchant for effortless flows and a dangerously infections vocal tone.

Furthermore, “Minimum Wage” is quite the dramatic and picture-painting cut, whether that’s instrumentally or lyrically. With deep piano chords, atmospheric synth pads, a catchy little whistle melody, and busy percussion, the beat is dynamic enough to engage, but not stacked enough to distract. Pressa’s lyrics aren’t always introspective or deep, but the “Blame Me” artist still comes through with vivid descriptions. “You don’t know how it feel to be locked in the cage and run out of numbers to dial,” he raps at one point. Either way you slice it, the 27-year-old definitely knows how to put a lot of weight behind his material.

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Pressa’s “Minimum Wage” Single: Watch The Music Video

Meanwhile, we’re sure that Pressa will continue to excel and impress, such as through potent guest verses on projects like Top5’s Pedro Activated and Tony Yayo’s The Loyal from this year. All we can hope for is that 2024 is an even bigger year for him. If you haven’t heard “Minimum Wage” yet, find it on your preferred streaming service and check out the music video above. Let us know what you think in the comments and peep some standout bars down below. As always, log back into HNHH for more great rap music coming out every week.

Quotable Lyrics
I’m in the trap 30 days in the month,
I talk to my junkie, he cracking me up,
She all on Google, she looking me up,
They remember my face when they look at me once

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Bernie Sanders Seeks To Raise Minimum Wage to $17

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The federal minimum wage in the United States has been set at $7.25 since 2009. While states are allowed to offer a high minimum wage than this, 20 states abide by the federal minimum. The highest minimum wage currently available in the United States can be found in Washington DC. Currently, the nation’s capital has a minimum wage of $16.50.

There have been many attempts to raise the minimum wage since it was set 14 years ago. However, the proposals have been overwhelmingly rejected by bipartisan efforts. Congress, whose members make a salary of $174,000 a year, argues that there are too many severe economic consequences in raising the minimum. While many of these arguments have been debunked by economists, the Congressional view persists. This is joined by a public sentiment that primarily stems from discriminatory views of labor. A common argument heard in the discussion of raising the minimum wage is “Why should a burger flipper at McDonald’s make $15 an hour?”

Bernie Leads New Charge To Raise The Minimum Wage

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 04: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a press conference on raising the federal minimum wage outside the U.S. Capitol Building May 04, 2023 in Washington, DC. During his remarks Sanders announced that he would be introducing a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The last effort to raise the minimum wage came in 2021 with the Bernie Sanders-led “Raise the Wage Act”. That bill was killed in both houses, including seeing 8 Democrat senators vote against the legislation. But Bernie is undeterred and is once again pushing to raise the minimum wage. “Nobody in this country can survive on $7.25. And maybe some of my colleagues in Congress might want to live for a month on seven-and-a-quarter and see what that’s like,” Sanders said.

Sanders’ new proposal would go beyond his former proposal, instead raising the minimum wage to $17. However, even this might not be enough to actually tackle the crisis Sanders is trying to find a solution to. According to economists and economic forecasting, if the minimum wage had risen with inflation over the last four years, it should currently be around $25 an hour. Despite this, it remains to be seen if Sanders has the votes to push through the legislation. Unlike in 2021, the House is now controlled by the Republican party, and the Senate is essentially Republican-controlled, thanks to the prolonged absence of Democrat Senator Diane Feinstein.