I’m sure it’s probably been done already before (??) but I never heard it if has been. Here’s a nice flip of Fabolous‘s “Breathe” by NYC underground MC, Mr. AT for his commentary on the Eric Garner murder, “I Can’t Breathe” (with an excellent video directed by Chris Castro). Simple but effective….
Toronto’s Ian Kamau & Big Sproxx release this commentary on recent events (that would be #Ferguson for those of you not catching on!) Where are other artists on this issue though??
Related:
– Grand Jury Won’t Indict Officers In Ohio Wal-Mart Shooting of John Crawford (NPR News)
– No Charges for Police Officer in Eric Garner Chokehold Case (NY Times)
– Cartoonist Matt Bors on the Tamir Rice Murder
– Cartoonist Tom Tomorrow on the Right’s hypocrisy on all these Police murders of Black men & boys.
And check out the most recent post on The Kitchen featuring Kamau with Georgia Anne Muldrow: “Heading Home (remix)”
The audio on 50 and G-unit‘s commentary on the Mike Brown/Ferguson situation dropped last week. Now here’s goes the video. Track also on G-Unit’s just released new EP, The Beauty of Independence which you can download HERE.
Also, order Young Buck‘s Mike Brown shirts HERE – all proceeds will go to Michael Brown’s memorial fund (supposedly!).
Also on The Kitchen:
– “Black Rage” – Lauryn Hill‘s commentary on Ferguson.
This is rough as hell but Lauryn Hill speaking on the Ferguson situation is just one of my favorite things (pun very much intended….)
50, Buck and crew’s commentary on the recent slate of murders of unarmed, Black men by police forces across the US.
Related:
– My boy Roget’s amazing opinion piece explaining the Black mindset that leads to the kind of unrest in Ferguson, MO in the wake of Michael Brown’s recent murder.
– My piece seven years ago about my own encounter with NYPD one night. #WeAreAllMikeBrown