The United States of America is feeling the effects of yet another police killing of an African American, this one caught on video as well. Upon the footage of Baton Rouge police officers shooting and killing Alton Sterling hit the web, it immediately struck a chord and garnered very strong reactions on social media. Many in the Hip Hop world have already gone on to voice their outrage and frustrations over this reoccurring travesty and on Wednesday night, two of the rap world’s most popular artists weighed in.
Kanye West took to his Twitter account and shared an Instagram link that showed graphic footage of the shooting.
Alton Sterling https://t.co/60yQnwT2T4
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 7, 2016
Drake, who has not been too vocal on the these matters in the past, was compelled to pen an open letter, giving his stance on the matter and shared it on his Instagram page.