Kid Cudi, Pusha T and Vic Mensa Sign Letter to Congress to Stop Gun Violence

Today (June 23), Billboard teams up with over 150 musicians and industry executives to send an open letter to Congress in an attempt to curb gun violence through government action. Hip-hop artists like Kid Cudi, Vic Mensa and Pusha T are among the nearly 200 artists who added their signatures to the letter.

The letter states, "As leading artists and executives in the music industry, we are adding our voices to the chorus of Americans demanding change. Music always has been celebrated communally, on dancefloors and at concert halls. But this life-affirming ritual, like so many other daily experiences—going to school or church or work—now is threatened, because of gun violence in this country. The one thing that connects the recent tragedies in Orlando is that it is far too easy for dangerous people to get their hands on guns. We call on Congress to do more to prevent the gun violence that kills more than 90 Americans every day and injures hundreds more, including:

• Require a background check for every gun sale
• Block suspected terrorists from buying guns

Billboard and the undersigned implore you—the people who are elected to represent us—to close the deadly loopholes that put the lives of so many music fans, and all of us, at risk."

The music publication also released a video to accompany the open letter to Congress. You can view the 40-second video above via Billboard's Twitter account.

Keep it locked to XXL as more information about this open letter surfaces. The letter comes one day after House Democrats staged a sit-in to oppose the Republicans' refusal to vote on gun control. We will update you if Congress decides to respond to Billboard in any form or fashion.

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