Be Free by J Cole (2014)

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Be Free (2014)

Be Free is one of the songs that shows the injustice over black people. The song was released on August 15, 2014 written by J.Cole. The rapper was first released Be Free via SoundCloud with the following message:

Rest in Peace to Michael Brown and to every young black man murdered in America, whether by the hands of white or black. I pray that one day the world will be filled with peace and rid of injustice. Only then will we all Be Free. [1]

J.Cole

Controversy

This song is dedicated to the death of Michael Brown, in the singer’s words, "every young black man murdered in America." [2]

CNN reports on the shooting. On August 9, 2014, a black unarmed teenager, Michael Brown, was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson. The incident happened in Ferguson Mississippi, his dead body was left lying in the street for hours. Protests occurred all over Mississippi and the entire country after hearing another racial crime targeting Black Americans.

On August 15th, J.Cole released this song, Be Free which is dedicated to the tragic event and loss of the innocent soul. At the time of the song released, the rapper said that the song is dedicated to “every young black man murdered in America.”

According to Mapping Police Violence, currently the victims of black people are 3 times killed by a police officer than a white person. [3]

On his Blog, Dreamvillain, J.Cole shared massage as follows :

"There was a time in my life when I gave a f-ck. Every chance I got I was screaming about it. I was younger. It’s so easy to try to save the world when you’re in college. You got nothing but time and no responsibility. But soon life hits you. No more dorms, no more meal plan, no more refund check. N---a need a job. N---a got rent. Got car note. Cable bill. Girlfriend moves in and becomes wife. Baby on the way. Career advances. Instagram is poppin. Lebron leaves Miami. LIFE HITS. We become distracted. We become numb. I became numb. But not anymore. That coulda been me, easily. It could have been my best friend. I’m tired of being desensitized to the murder of black men. I don’t give a f-ck if it’s by police or peers. This shit is not normal. I made a song. This is how we feel."

- Cole [4]

Below is the parts of lyrics of Be Free by J Cole (2014) :

Can you tell me why every time I step outside

I see my n--gas down

Ooh, I'm letting you know

That it ain't no gun they can make that could kill my soul. [5]

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