The reactions following last year’s non-indictments of police Officers Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri and Daniel Pantaleo in Staten Island, New York prompted a wave of protests condemning police violence and racial injustice. However, for veteran hip hop emcee Nas, the controversial result from both cases were anything but surprising.
The 41-year-old rapper shared his thoughts on the deaths of those killed by police in the February issue of GQ magazine, where he explained his perception of the world’s view of America’s justice system.
“Unfortunately, I’m not surprised cops are still murdering people. But I am surprised that the law enforcement did not do the correct thing with illegal chokeholds,” he said. “A chokehold because of a man stating his peace—telling them he didn’t do anything. An illegal chokehold! It’s embarrassing to New York, and it’s embarrassing to the country.”
“I’ve got to go around the world, and people will ask me, ‘What’s wrong with America?’ This is why they don’t like us. And this is why they’re going to beat us. When they see that weakness, they’re seeing a way to take us down,” he admitted.
“The outside world, they’ve already seen that. But even more now with the apartheid-isms that’s going on today. We can sweep it under the rug, but when we sweep it under the rug, the rest of the world smells the debris.”
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