Hip Hop Reacts To The Philando Castile Killing

Less than 24 hours after police officers shot and killed 37-year-old black man Alton Sterling on Baton Rouge, LA, a Minnesota cop fatally shot 32-year-old Phlando Castile, also a black man, at at traffic stop on Wednesday night.

Castile's girlfriend, Lavish Reynolds, posted a live streaming video to Facebook depicting Castile sitting in his car with several gunshot wounds. Reynolds alleges that Castile informed the officer he was registered to carry a licensed firearm and reached to grab his license and registration when officers opened fire. A 4-year-old child was in the backseat.

Dozens of hip hop figures have taken to social media to share their reaction to the tragedy, including Chance the Rapper, T.I., John Legend, Missy Ellliot, Desiigner, Ja Rule, August Alsina, Fabolous, The Game, ScHoolboy Q, & more. Read then all below.

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