16 Rappers Who Have Stood With #BlackLivesMatter

Get the real on rappers who are actually down with #BLM.

Kendrick Lamar - Kendrick took us to church with his recent verse on “Holy Key.” It was another real, raw message delivered by K. Dot on the sad reality of police brutality and Black artists who are used to market brands that don’t value Black people. Here’s the verse: “Brand endorsement joining forces with sorcerers signing me / Law enforcement their forces, tortures us with violent speed.” #Educate (Photo: C Flanigan/WireImage)
KRS-One - When this hip-hop pioneer speaks, we listen! The woke rap legend and founder of the Stop the Violence movement in 1988 used CNN as a platform to speak on the devastating deaths of unarmed Black teens like Tamir Rice and Trayvon Martin. He claimed that we are in a state of lawlessness in the U.S. and came for politicians who accept the idea of brutal police, calling them a federally organized gang. (Photo: CNN)
J. Cole - Back sharing the lyrics he spits best, J. Cole released the song “Jermaine’s Interlude” on DJ Khaled’s Major Key album, which dropped this month. The music touches on gun violence and the suffering that is caused because of the relationship between law enforcement and the communities they police. Some of his lyrics include: “Cause n****s is out here dying / From police that flash the siren / And pull up and just start firin' / N****s murkin’ each other.” The sounds give us chills as we feel the pain in his words. (Photo: Ollie Millington/Redferns)Jay Z - Earlier this month, Jay Z released the song “Spiritual” after the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. In the song, he says, “I am not poison / Just a boy from the hood that / Got my hands in the air / In despair, don't shoot.” Time after time, Jay Z has used music to expose the injustices Black people have experienced since his “A Billie” remix, in which he mentioned Sean Bell, the police brutality victim for whose children Jay created an educational trust fund. (Photo: Sakura/WENN.com)

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Kendrick Lamar - Kendrick took us to church with his recent verse on “Holy Key.” It was another real, raw message delivered by K. Dot on the sad reality of police brutality and Black artists who are used to market brands that don’t value Black people. Here’s the verse: “Brand endorsement joining forces with sorcerers signing me / Law enforcement their forces, tortures us with violent speed.” #Educate (Photo: C Flanigan/WireImage)

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