charleston shooting

It's safe to say President Obama has been on a roll as he winds down his final few months in office and the hip-hop world is behind him. The president delivered a moving eulogy for Reverend Clementa Pinckney, one of the victim's of last week's Charleston shooting, this afternoon...

Never one to shy away from addressing sociopolitical issues, Nas has taken to Instagram to vent his frustrations with America's racial inequalities. In a message posted last night (June 22), the Queens legend posted a strongly-worded message in which he takes the nation to task for perpetuating systemic racism while selling the notion of an American Dream. "No...

Lecrae has penned an op-ed piece for Billboard, offering his opinion on the recent shooting that left nine dead in Charleston, S.C. last Wednesday (June 17). The Grammy-Winning artist says that ignoring America's dark history and "the brokenness of our country," is a major factor behind the Charleston church shooting. The 3...

At the red carpet of premiere for the hip-hop documentary Fresh Dressed, Nas spoke on the recent shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. (June 17) that left nine innocent people dead. “Mental illness is something that I wish we could detect earlier on...detect that and vaccina...

Last night (June 17), the country was rocked by the news that a lone gunman killed six women and three men at the historically Black Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. ABC has identified the victims, which include Reverend and State Senator Clementa Pinckney; the shooter, a 21-year-old white male named Dylann Storm Roof, had recently been pictured wearing the