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Lecrae has explained why he decided to delete a tweet that he wrote condemning violent and misogynistic hip-hop lyrics.
In an interview with VladTV, the rapper explained that he was left frustrated after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an 18 year old who committed a theft at a convenience store and was later fatally shot by a white police officer after a physical altercation in which Brown attempted to grab the officer’s gun.
“I was frustrated at Mike Brown’s murder, frustrated at people not understanding and not being sympathetic to black America and police brutality. I was just pissed off man at all of it,” he said. “And then I got in my car and I just hear — I don’t know what song came on but some song came on that was pushing an agenda. And I was just mad like, ‘yo radio, like we’re grieving right now.”
Instead of hearing songs about drugs, Lecrae recalled wanting to hear more inspirational songs about hope. While he didn’t want to condemn people in the hip-hop community, Lecrae wanted to convey the need for more balance.
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