Rappers Fire Back At NYPD
Hip Hop might be dead, but Nas will make sure the memory of Sean Bell lives on. In case you hadn’t heard by now, the NYPD is under fire for its volley of more than 50 shots at 3 unarmed men in a parking lot in Jamaica, Queens. The men were leaving a strip club, and father of two and soon to be married Sean Bell was killed on the spot from the barrage of bullets. Although police claim there was a fourth suspect who was purported to be wearing a beige coat, new evidence suggests otherwise.
Nas, a Queens native, is appalled by the incident and the increasing gangsterism shown by cops. He commented specifically on the officer who emptied two clips and reloaded:
“If he was a man, he would be brave enough to face the charges as a man. …This brutality bullshit is played out with that slave shit. It has to end now. The cops need to be charged the way gangsters are charged.”
The NAACP is covering the cost of the funeral prompting Nas and NBA star Chris Webber to provide financial assistance to the Bell’s fiancé and their two children.
Nas isn’t the only one in the Hip Hop community speaking out, rapper Papoose made a track called “50 Shots” that compared Bell’s death to Amadou Diallo, the Bronx resident that was shot 41 times when he cops claimed they thought his wallet was a gun. The investigation is continuing and hopefully this time, the NYPD will be held accountable.
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Yardmon50 Releases “50 Bullets” Following Papoose’s “50 Shots”
“50 Bullets” About Sean Bell Shooting Recorded At Same Time
NEW EP “50 BULLETS” AVAILABLE AT: MYSPACE.COM/YARDMON50
Botaniculture Records says that it planned to release “50 Bullets” about the killing of Sean Bell, one month after his murder. The artist known as “Yardmon50″ states : “I started writing the song the day after the shooting and within a week I had the song down.” He says that he performed the song for his brother who said “it was going to be a hit!” The song was recorded first in December of 2006, around the same time as Papoose’s “50 Shots.” Alas, do to problems with production the song was never circulated until recently, according to Danny Pella, an A & R rep for the record company. This song follows last years controversial “50 Shots” by the artist known as “Papoose.” Though Papoose’s song and Yardmon50’s song art similar they are also different. “Yardmon50 is more of a crossover reggae dance music artist while Papoose is a rapper,” say Pella. This issue seems more relevant today since the Judge in the Sean Bell manslaughter trial will give his verdict Friday, the 25. Yardmon50 states: “The only connection is psychic.” Since they were both rapid fire responses to clear cases of injustice. “Intellectually the songs are different, but in spirit they are the same,” he says. Yardmon50 fifty denies any beef with Papoose because of the similarity of the titles, but he plans on proposing a business idea to Papoose based off of this shared theme. “One thing’s for sure” says Danny Pella, “we don’t want nobody to think Sean Bell lived or died in vain.” The public is invited to visit the Myspace page (myspace.com/yardmon50) and download the song with a portion of the proceeds going to a special fund for the environment set up in Sean Bell’s name.
Comment by Yardmon50 — April 24, 2008 #