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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 22: Musician John Legend performs onstage during the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 22, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Pharrrell Williams - Pharrell Williams recently sat down with CNN's Don Lemon and addressed the death of Michael Brown last month in Ferguson, Mo. "This is going to be the longest hangover in race relations ever," P said. "That's why I feel like the president needs to come down there because when your parents come in the room, whether it's you or your cousin that knocked the vase down, both of y'all sit up at attention, and, as my dad would say, 'tighten up.'"As Pharrell continues to keep the tragic murder of an unarmed Black child by a police officer in the national spotlight, check out the reactions of other music stars regarding this modern-day lynching. —Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photo: Monica Schipper/Getty Images for G-Star)

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Nelly - During a charity football game, Nelly organized his celebrity friends, including Chris Brown, Wale, Omarion, Bow Wow, Trey Songz, Lil Mama and more, to take a picture showing solidarity with their hands raised high in protest as they yelled, "Don't shoot."(Photo: Nelly via Instagram)

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Game - The murder of Mike Brown touched the hip hop community hard and sparked Game to call up the homies for the tribute track "Don't Shoot," which spotlights police brutality and the ongoing epidemic of unarmed Black men being murdered by the police. Donating the proceeds from the song to the Michael Brown Memorial Fund, the iTunes-available track also features Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Diddy, Fabolous, Wale, DJ Khaled, Swizz Beatz, Yo Gotti, Curren$y, Problem, King Pharaoh and TGT.(Photo: The Game/Justice For Mike Brown charity)

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G-Unit - Young Buck, Kidd Kidd and 50 Cent took the battle against police brutality head on when they addressed the recent murders of Mike Brown and Eric Garner in their new song and video, "Ahh S--t." The G-Unit General's hook sums up the track, "Now why the f--k did you call them cops?/With your hands up you still getting shot/Here they come now, they out on patrol/They killed a few, they finna kill some more."(Photo: 50 Cent via Instagram)

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Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill gave the world a taste of the song "Black Rage" a few years back while on tour but decided to drop the track in the wake of the Michael Brown shooting. The song addresses America's continuous torture of Black people, and with it's release, L-Boogie added a prayer for Missouri. "An old sketch of Black Rage, done in my living room. Strange, the course of things. Peace for MO," she wrote.(Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for CBGB)

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Dee-1 - N'awlins-bred rapper Dee-1 is no stranger to speaking about police brutality and uplifting Black people in his music. He voiced his view on the turmoil in a video open letter. Pointing the mirror at Black people, too, he wrote, "I'm at a point in life where I care more about self-accountability than anything. 94% of blacks who are murdered are killed by… Blacks. 86% of whites who are murdered are killed by… whites…. Self-hatred, a lack of value for life and a lack of conflict resolution skills are a big part of this problem, too."(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for BET)

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B.o.B - B.o.B has been spitting some truth since the death of Michael Brown and hasn't been afraid to take the less-favorable stance of pointitng the finger at Black people, too, for some of our questionable behavior. The Atlanta MC dropped a scathing new song called "New Black" which points a spotlight directly on police brutality and Black-on-Black murder. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images For 102.7 KIIS FM's Wango Tango)

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T.I. - T.I. is known for trying to bring peace and called for protesters to stop looting last week. Hustleman stated, "We needed to play chess instead of checkers. We should have waited to see if justice was going to be served first. We shouldn't have played our strongest hand first." T.I. followed up with an "Open Letter to America" condemning police brutality, "An Open Letter to My People" calling for an end to the senseless destruction of our own property, and a song, "New National Anthem," which describes the Black man's plight living in racist America. (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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Snoop Dogg - "Stop don't shoot. No justice no peace #nwa how many kids we gotta loose [sic] before somethin is done I have sons of my own n I fear for them as well #blackisbeautiful"Snoop has voiced his opinions on police brutatity throughout the years and showed his respect to Mike Brown by posting this picture with his arms held high.(Photo: Snoop Dogg via Instagram)

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J. Cole - J. Cole dropped a new song called "Be Free" in response to Mike Brown's murder. Cole made his feelings further felt when he visited Ferguson, standing with the people protesting and paying homage at the spot where Brown was gunned down.(Photo: a_plus via Instagram)

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Killer Mike - Killer Mike has been speaking about police brutality for years and took to Instagram to share his displeasure with the treatment of Mike Brown before and after his death. Killer spoke the truth when he stated in his testimony, "We are human beings. We deserve to be buried by our children not the other way around."(Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Samsung Galaxy)

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Jeezy - Jeezy has always walked with the people in his music, so it wasn't a surprise when he made the trek to Ferguson, Mo., to stand with the people and visit the spot where Mike Brown took his last breath. The Snowman also encouraged the people to stop the violence and keep letting their voices be heard until justice is served. (Photo: Young Jeezy via Instagram)

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Nelly - Mike Brown's murder occurred in Nelly's backyard, so the St. Lunatic has been more than vocal about the incident. Besides calling for an end to the shooting and looting and a need for justice, Nelly has also personally reached out to the family and plans to establish a scholarship in the late teenager's name.  (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

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Wiz Khalifa - Wiz and Jeezy stopped in St. Louis last week for their Under the Influence Tour and the Pittsburgh MC called for a moment of silence for the slain teen. He wore a T-shirt that read "Don't Shoot" on the front and "#RIPMIKEBROWN" on the back.   (Photo: Rev Al Sharpton via Instagram)

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John Legend - R&B crooner John Legend took to Twitter last week to air out Missouri police for trying to escalate the tensions even further. Legend tweeted, "I believe these cops are intentionally trying to inflame the situation. They want an excuse" and "Calling us 'animals' has been the language to justify slavery, Jim Crow and all manner of injustice. Dehumanization and racism go together."(Photo: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for DuJour)

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Talib Kweli - Talib Kweli has never been quiet when it comes to speaking up for the rights of Black people and has been sending encouraging words for the revolution all week through Twitter. Heading out to Ferguson as well, one of his inspirational tweets were, "People of color don't be lulled to sleep by the idea that protest is hypocritical cuz of the MYTH of black on black crime. Be smarter."(Photo: Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Samsung)

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Russell Simmons - The Godfather of hip hop has been speaking about this murder since it happened and wrote an open letter about solutions to some of our racial problems in America on his site Global Grind. Speaking with X17online, Russell also stated, "A community should not have 50 white cops and 3 black cops in a 65% black community. The reason that happened is because the lack of communication between police and community — so we should do police sensitivity training."(Photo: Rick Kern/Getty Images for Samsung)

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Elle Varner - Elle Varner released the new song "One Love," produced by DJ Dahi, in memory of Mike Brown. "Who's to say that we can't change, and give one love, one love to everyone, and who decides it's not the time to give one love?" she sings. (Photo: Jesse Grant/BET/Getty Images for BET)