the 1980s, young Black males became victims of gun violence twice as often as white men in the same demographic. Hip-hop was shaken by this reality when 25-year-old DJ Scott La Rock of Boogie Down Productions was gunned down in 1987. La Rock’s BDP cofounder KRS-One channeled his sorrow into change by forming the Stop the
HIP-HOP MOBILIZES TO FIGHT GUN VIOLENCE
Aug 03, 2023
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