The Game Denounces Hate and Racism That Led to Orlando Shooting

It has been three days since news broke that a gunman had murdered 50 at an Orlando gay nightclub, and the country is still reeling from the tragedy. What has become the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history has left many, the hip-hop community included, saddened and searching for answers. In a Instagram post published Tuesday (June 14), The Game offered his condolences to those affected by the shooting and penned a rather long message on the atrocity.

"It was pure evil & only the devil himself could murder this many beautiful people who were innocently living their lives & simply trying to have a good time," he wrote. "RACISM & HATE of any kind is a cancer to the human race that has plagued this planet since early human existence."

The rapper then makes a point to note that such hate crimes can't be labeled solely as Muslim radicalism.. "HATE has showed it has faces of every color & nationality especially with some of the more recent tragedies like this one which was clearly an attack on the GAY COMMUNITY... How come people can't be who they wanna be ??? Who are we as individuals to decide we are others judge, jury & executioners ??!?!?!?"

"Being gay," he continued, "Doesn't affect me & sad as it is, I'm not going to preach or pretend I have an answer or some big solution to these problems that render us helpless as a human race..... But I will say that I think it's very FUCKED UP that people aren't even allowed to live their lives & be who they choose to be without being judged, beaten, or executed by other flawed humans trying to play God."

Read Game's full thoughts in the Instagram post above, while the many prayers and well wishes extended from the larger hip-hop world are included below.

Hip-Hop Reacts to Orlando Mass Shooting