Ferguson

Since early August, the streets of Ferguson, Mo., a predominately black suburb of St. Louis, have been our nightly news programming. The death of a young black college student, Michael Brown, at the hand of a white police officer sparked a series of protests that have yet to cease, many of which spread to other major American cities...

If 911 wasn't a joke before, it sure is now. In the last ten days, two white police officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the murders of two unarmed black men. Now, another artist is adding his voice to the sea of protesters: Flavor Flav...

Yesterday (Dec. 3), a Staten Island grand jury declined to indict white NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo in the July killing of Eric Garner, a black man and father of six. Holder was unarmed at the time of his death, which was caught on video and, in August, ruled a homicide by the medical examiner's office...

We too often think of gangsta rap as unfiltered id, a gun-toting articulation of our basest elements. In truth, the sub-genre is one cautionary tale writ large; Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... is irresistible, but the crack peddling described therein shouldn't be...

Known activist and rapper Killer Mike has remained vocal during several forms of social and civil injustice throughout the year. After breaking down in tears during a live performance show in St Louis, the Atlanta rapper spoke with CNN's Brooke Baldwin to discuss his emotional reaction toward the Darren Wilson indictment verdict for the murder of Mike Brown, his heartfelt response towards the Blac

Joey Bada$$ isn’t satisfied with hip-hop’s response to the shooting death of Michael Brown and Ferguson grand jury’s decision not to indict the now former Officer Darren Wilson. “I think that it’s very important for artists to raise awareness in situations, especially worldwide situations,” the rapper revealed to MTV UK while in London. “Because I feel like, in today’s w...

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Many within the hip-hop community have responded to the events that occurred this week in Ferguson, Mo., when a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson for the killing of Michael Brown. The issue has affected the nation, leading to protests in Los Angeles, Seattle, New York and Washington, D...

"A young teenager, unarmed, shot six times. No indictment? It's a travesty." In an interview with Hip Hop My Way, Rick Ross expressed his disgust at the Missouri grand jury's failure to indict police officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo...

After last night's announcement that a grand jury refused to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown this past August, the chaos that erupted in Ferguson, Mo. as a result of clashes between protesters and police were broadcast across the world...

After news of the decision to not indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Mike Brown, protests all across the country ensued, with Ferguson, MO being the epicenter of these protests. In the midst of the marches and protests that occurred, TMZ caught up with Macklemore, who was marching with a group of people with their hands up in his Seattle hometown, chanting "Hands up,

Killer Mike and El-P were scheduled to perform in St. Louis on their Run The Jewels 2 Tour last night, and the performance set time landed at some point after a grand jury in nearby Ferguson, Mo. had declined to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown...