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Joey Bada$$, born Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, is a Brooklyn-born hip-hop artist who has spoken out about police violence. In his music, Bada$$ has addressed the issue of police brutality and the impact it has on black communities. In an interview, Bada$$ asks: Who do we call when the police break the law? He highlights the double standard where black communities are quick to pick up a gun and kill one another, but not quick enough to protect each other's human rights. Bada$$'s music and statements call for a united front against systemic racism and police violence, urging black and low-income communities to work together to protect themselves.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Subject matter | Police violence, race war, human rights |
| Genre | Hip-hop |
| Artist | Joey Bada$$ |
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Police violence
Joey Bada$$, born Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, is a Brooklyn-born hip-hop artist who has spoken out about police violence. In an interview with *Rolling Stone*, Bada$$ talks about his breakthrough single 'Survival Tactics', which was released when he was a high school junior in 2012. He says that he was "oblivious to a lot of things at the time", including the impact he would have on his listeners.
Bada$$ has also spoken about the police's treatment of black men, and the way in which police violence is often justified with the claim that the victim "has a gun". He points out that this is often a lie, and that black men are killed by police while carrying nothing more threatening than a cellphone or a wallet. Bada$$ argues that black and low-income communities need to do a better job of protecting each other, and that they should not be so quick to turn to gun violence.
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Race war
Joey Bada$$, born Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, is a Brooklyn-born hip-hop artist who has spoken out about police violence and the treatment of black men. In an interview, he said:
> Who do we call when the police break the law?? We are so quick to pick up a gun and kill one another but not quick enough to pick it up and protect one another for our human rights. The code words to killing black men by police is “he has a gun!” That gives them the rights and incentives to shoot and most of the time it’s just a cellphone, wallet or a downright lie!.
He has also suggested that the government is trying to incite a race war, saying:
> As black and low income people, I think our gangs need to do a better job at protecting our communities and not assisting in destroying them.
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Police breaking the law
Joey Bada$$, born Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, is a Brooklyn-born hip-hop artist who has spoken out about police violence. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Bada$$ talks about his breakthrough single 'Survival Tactics', which was released in 2012 when he was a high school junior. He says that he was "oblivious to a lot of things at the time", including the impact he would have on his listeners.
Bada$$ has since become known for his socially conscious hip-hop, and has made comments about the police breaking the law. In one instance, he says:
> "Who do we call when the police break the law?? We are so quick to pick up a gun and kill one another but not quick enough to pick it up and protect one another for our human rights. The code words to killing black men by police is 'he has a gun!' That gives them the rights and incentives to shoot and most of the time it's just a cellphone, wallet or a downright lie!"
Bada$$ has also spoken about the need for black and low-income communities to protect themselves, saying that "gangs need to do a better job at protecting our communities and not assisting in destroying them". He has also accused the government of trying to incite a race war, and of trying to "exterminate the black man".
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Police killing black men
Joey Bada$$, born Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, is a Brooklyn-born hip-hop artist who has spoken out about police violence. In an interview with Rolling Stone, he discusses his breakthrough single 'Survival Tactics' and how he was oblivious to the impact he would have on his listeners.
Joey Badass has also been vocal about the police killing black men. He has said:
> 'Who do we call when the police break the law?? We are so quick to pick up a gun and kill one another but not quick enough to pick it up and protect one another for our human rights. The code words to killing black men by police is “he has a gun!” That gives them the rights and incentives to shoot and most of the time it’s just a cellphone, wallet or a downright lie!'.
Joey Badass has also suggested that the government is trying to incite a race war and that black and low-income people need to work together to protect their communities. He has said:
> 'As black and low income people, I think our gangs need to do a better job at protecting our communities and not assisting in destroying them'.
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Police and gun violence
Joey Bada$$, born Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, is a Brooklyn-born hip-hop artist who has spoken out about police violence. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Bada$$ discussed his breakthrough single 'Survival Tactics', which was released in 2012 when he was a high school junior. He said that he was "oblivious to a lot of things at the time", including the impact he would have on his listeners.
Bada$$ has since become known for his socially conscious lyrics, which often tackle police violence and the treatment of Black people in America. In one interview, he said: "Who do we call when the police break the law?? We are so quick to pick up a gun and kill one another but not quick enough to pick it up and protect one another for our human rights. The code words to killing black men by police is 'he has a gun!' That gives them the rights and incentives to shoot and most of the time it’s just a cellphone, wallet or a downright lie!".
Bada$$ has also expressed his belief that the government is trying to incite a race war and "exterminate" Black men. He has called on Black and low-income communities to "work together" and "outsmart" those in power, both "on a physical plane" and "on an intellectual mental level".
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Frequently asked questions
Joey Badass' song 'When the Police Break the Law' is about police violence and the artist's belief that the government is trying to incite a race war. In the song, Badass questions who can be called upon when the police break the law, and suggests that black and low-income communities need to do a better job of protecting each other.
Joey Badass has been vocal about his views on police violence, particularly in relation to the killing of black men. He has stated that the code words for police to kill black men are "he has a gun", and that this gives them the incentive to shoot, even when the person is unarmed.
Joey Badass' breakthrough single 'Survival Tactics' is about the artist's reverence for socially conscious Nineties hip-hop.
