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Trae tha Truth on His Friend George Floyd’s Link to Houston Hip-Hop and the Fight for Justice

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03.06.2020 - 19:09

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George Floyd had roots in Houston’s influential hip-hop scene. After growing up in the city’s Third Ward, he was a member of DJ Screw’s hometown collective, the Screwed Up Click.

Rapping as Big Floyd, his booming voice appeared on various Screw mixtapes in the late 1990s. A handful of tracks with his verses have been circulating since the 46-year-old was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis on May 25, setting off protests against racial injustice all over the country.

The officer who pinned his knee against Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds, Derek Chauvin, has since been fired and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter; three other officers on the scene were fired but have yet to be charged.

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Spike Lee calls on HBO Max boss to bring back Gone With the Wind

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Stormzy attends Black Lives Matter protests in London after pledging £10million to fight racial inequality

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