Belize-born rapper Shyne, frustrated by the growing number of gun deaths in Chicago, says he’s close to having his own Kanye West-style meltdown and accusing President Obama of not caring about black people.
Urban homicides often target the young @BarackObama where is the outrage & heart break at the young lives being lost! http://t.co/GSjKmwzG
— Shyne (@OriginalShyne) January 14, 2013
#Yes u can! @barackobama u can do something tho curb the violence in the inner cities across America, especially your hood in Chicago
— Shyne (@OriginalShyne) January 14, 2013
Shyne’s tweets come the same day that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that he’d be “supporting the president’s entire [gun control] package.” The rapper’s call for attention from the president began on Sunday, though.
Dear @BarackObama there has to be something the former US senator from Chicago can do for his former constituents! The genocide must stop
— Shyne (@OriginalShyne) January 13, 2013
At least 18 murdered in Chicago within the first 10 days of the year — RT http://t.co/V8TKqoi7 @barackobama do something now!
— Shyne (@OriginalShyne) January 13, 2013
Dear @BarackObama call Jay-z to fly his private plane Down to Chicago & u fly yours the same way u called in the stars to win Ohio #help
— Shyne (@OriginalShyne) January 13, 2013
Shyne is not the first rapper to call out the president on the rising death toll in Chicago. Last August, Lupe Fiasco tweeted to the president, “OUR city is DYING where the fuck you at?”
@OriginalShyne been tweeting a lot about Chicago & all the senseless violence lately..that's luv homie, the city needs help.
— R. McBride (@Waterboyceo) January 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/fulltiming1/status/290962187365801984
But @OriginalShyne I give you credit for speaking on it to @BarackObama maybe Chicago rappers will follow your lead
— Mitch Marchand III (@MitchMarchand) January 14, 2013
After losing a Supreme Court challenge, Chicago’s city council in 2010 approved a gun ordinance that allows non-felons to keep handguns in their homes, and gave illegal gun owners 90 days to turn in their firearms. In 2012, Chicago police logged more than 500 homicides.
Countdown to new wave in gun violence battle: ban the hand guns destroying our communities in Chicago & thru out the US http://t.co/ZlnZm6z7
— Shyne (@OriginalShyne) January 14, 2013
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