The Top 15 Hip-Hop Songs About Police Misconduct
Categories: Dead Prez, Geto Boys, J Dilla, J. Pablo, KRS-One, LL Cool J, Lists, N.W.A., Public Enemy, Tupac
Though artists like Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye and Baby Huey spoke on police corruption, it wasn't until the dawn of the rap era that the message in the music began to convey the anger and frustration of people who had been systematically disenfranchised and brutalized since the United States was founded. In honor of the spotlight on the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy—which has particularly affected men of color ages 18 to 24—SOTC decided to compile a playlist. Get your bail money together and let your lawyer know a riot charge is on the horizon—here are 15 songs that address abuses by police departments actross the country.
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