FILE – In this April 29, 2013 file photo, American rapper Talib Kweli, who performs under the name Talib Kweli, poses for a portrait during an interview in Los Angeles. Rappers are making their voices heard in song and on the ground in Ferguson, Missouri, in the wake of Mike Browns death, channeling hip-hops earlier […]
FILE – In this April 29, 2013 file photo, American rapper Talib Kweli, who performs under the name Talib Kweli, poses for a portrait during an interview in Los Angeles. Rappers are making their voices heard in song and on the ground in Ferguson, Missouri, in the wake of Mike Browns death, channeling hip-hops earlier roots when the genre worked as a voice for the oppressed and spoke out against injustice. Kweli, and J. Cole, marched in Ferguson and spoke out about injustice; David Banner appeared on CNN; and Lauryn Hill dedicated her song Black Rage – which uses some of Rodgers and Hammersteins My Favorite Things” – to the Ferguson community. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)