Rappers Remember Sean Bell
Today the three New York Police officers that gunned down Sean Bell were found not guilty. With New York in an uproar over the outcome of last November’s shooting in front of Club Kalua, and protests by Al Sharpton in the works, rappers like Mickey Factz, Prodigy and Queensbridge affiliate Un Pacino also expressed their feelings about the trial before the outcome. Listen to both songs after the jump.
Prodigy “Field Marshall P” from H.N.I.C. 2 (2008)
Mickey Factz “I’m Sean (50 Shots More)” The Leak: Vol. 1 (2008)
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torch April 26, 2008 at 10:19 am
after what jump? i don’t get it
torch April 27, 2008 at 11:19 am
If Al Sharpton was smart he would urge ALL New Yorkers to come together and unite against police brutality; black, white, latino, asian, etc, not just blacks. I would love to participate in these protests but a part of me feels like because I have blonde hair and blue eyes, people would look at me if I had personally shot Sean Bell myself. Sharpton needs to unify ALL New Yorkers right now because we all face this problem everyday. The NYPD is out of control. I personally was arrested for felony robbery recently that I did not commit and the cop knew I didn’t do it either. But the end of the year was approaching and he needed to fill that quota so he made the arrest. Sharpton needs to stop separating and start uniting. I think the black community needs another leader like Martin Luther King Jr. His message was a message of unity and equality, not separation. I really hope Sharpton uses this to the advantage of police brutality against blacks and all New Yorkers. Its bad enough he only appears when he can exploit something. You never see him speaking out against the constant killing of young black men in Newark or anything like that. So let him actually do something for once this time. We’re all waiting and watching Mr. Sharpton, make something happen!
torch April 27, 2008 at 11:19 am
Oh and more rappers need to speak out about this! Let them use their celebrity for something positive for a change. The NYPD must be put in check! We don’t want a police state!
sammanta q. April 30, 2008 at 3:38 pm
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Dr James May 7, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Another sad day for blacks and Our igornants, a few arrests this man had. A black man in a car, 4am,and trying to run over a police officer cant equal anything but a BAD out come.
First of all why do they have criminal record at all? This was a question i posed to a friend of mine and his dumb response was “Who doesn’t have a record?†Well guess what! I don’t. It bugs me that i see Black America standing up and rallying around two remaining “victims†who, mind you, put
themselves in situations that are unsafe, dangerous and subject themselves to police scrutiny. Yet however Black America, does not stand up and march against the street gangs that are killing our youth. Why don’t i see them protesting day after day in front of BET, or Hot97 saying that you will boycott them until they stop playing records that promote gangs, violence, degradation of women
and drug (weed) use?
What i want to see is Al Sharpton form a rally of thousands and march through the streets of Brooklyn, Chicago, LA, Miami, Philly and confront the gangs on the streets. I want to see thousands of supported on the streets facing these gang members on their turf and telling them we will take it no more. I want to see thousands in front the houses of 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, and the Cash Money crew (just to name a few)and say that we are not leaving till they change their lyrics. How about taking it to XXL magazine, etc and
boycotting them?
There is so much that we as a people turn a blind eye to. Yet instead of focusing on stopping the problem and going to the source we want to stand up and find every other reason for why our young black men are dying on the streets!
When we think we take one step forward, our own take us ten steps back and then laugh as we blame everyone else for those ten steps except the ones who did it.
Sean Bell died because of in adequate training for our Police Officers.
The police officers shot so many times because of in adequate parental training for our youth.
How many more need to die before we see it’s not “their†fault, but “our†fault?
By a educated black man
RICKY July 9, 2008 at 12:36 pm
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