In the vein of classic hip-hop staples like N.W.A.'s "Fuck tha Police" and Public Enemy's "911 is a Joke," Monterey's Rob Hustle's "Call the Cops" (featuring Liv) packs a whole lot of powerful punches into less than 4 minutes.
Thematically, Hustle refers to everything from Trayvon Martin to a conspiracy theory relating to police training.
"This is what happens when you call the cops, you get your rights violated or you all get shot."
"Code of silence means the pigs will never let out a squeal."
Even if you don't buy into everything he says, the lyrical delivery is dynamite and the accompanying video—featuring real footage of police brutality spliced together—is high quality, MTV-caliber entertainment. It's definitely worth checking out.
The iTunes link to purchase the song is coming soon. Hustle says that all proceeds are going to Justice for Baby Bou Bou, an infant whose face was blown up after a SWAT team dropped a stun grenade in his crib.
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KRS-One's "Sound Of Da Police" is another to liken this to. We as a people have a rich history of songs about police brutality and abuse of power. The sad truth is that it stems from bitter reality. Especially here in Monterey County, where police have a tendency to "shoot first, ask questions later." There will continue to be more and more songs like these until the issue that stems them is resolved.
This is not "entertainment." This is a call to action.
Why are D.A.'s allowed to bury the facts around these incidents? Why are our city councils and mayors not commenting and calling on their police chiefs to account for their training and hiring practices before or after the fact? Why is there rarely prosecution when such horrific incidents as those shown on the video take place?
Why do white people feel they have permission to criticize when the black/brown communities refuse to Call the Cops because This IS What Happens?
This isn't hysteria or a conspiracy theory, and you'd best "check it out" before we are all checked out by these brutal militarized goons with free rein and no consequences. Clean it up and bring back Protect & Serve.
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