Nas Speaks to the Chi Town after honor student killed
Fact: Derrion Albert, a high school honor student in Chicago, was murdered on his way back home on September 24th, making headlines everywhere. Accordingly to the Associated Press, this is not the first murder of it’s kind. In 2008, more than 30 students were killed.
Who better to step up and speak on it than superstar rap star Nas, he has always been a community activist with potent lyrics touching on several issues affecting the urban community so he felt the need to send a message to the youth in Chicago and this interview on CNN allows him to share that message along with other thoughts on matter.
October 9th, 2009 at 3:42 am
I read this letter on another website and I found it very timely. The fact is, one can be uninformed and criticize Nas for a variety of things, or they can analyze the music and what he stands for. Nas has also been an activist for other social causes, all centering around getting youth positively involved (see http://www.colorofchange.org).
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