As a result of the Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd last month, streams for N.W.A.‘s 1988 hip-hop anthem “F**k tha Police” have nearly quadrupled in overall numbers.
The anti-racial profiling, anti-police brutality track saw a whopping 272 per cent increase in on-demand audio streams between May 27 and June 1, in comparison to the week before Floyd’s death, according to a report from Alpha Data.
On top of that, statistics obtained by Rolling Stone show that other protest songs, including Childish Gambino’s “This Is America”, Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” and YG’s “FDT”, saw a sharp increase in numbers as well.
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