Hip hop, rap and spoken word artist Mos Def reads Malcolm X's "Message to the Grass Roots" on November 9, 2006. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States.
The video for Mos Def's "Katrina Klap" (utilizing the instrumental for Juvenile's "Nolia Clap"), a critical reaction to the lack of response by the Bush administration to the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
Mos was arrested in front of the MTV VMA's performing this song. I guess it didn't matter to Big Brother that he had a permit to perform.
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"Mos Def was unjustly arrested tonight
[Aug 31, 2006] while performing on a flatbed track in New York City outside the Video Music Awards," said his publicist Carleen Donovan. "Mos Def was not out to break any laws. His only goal was to heighten the awareness of a serious situation that still exists in our country. He does not want people to forget that although it's one year later, the people and cities hit by the hurricane still need the help of the American people."
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