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October 4, 2008

Video of the Day: Ice Cube's Song 'Why Me?' Asks an Important Question about Gang Violence, and Uses Jamiel Shaw Murder as its Prime Example

The murder of 17-year-old high schooler and football player Jamiel Shaw made headlines and had reverberations not only in his community, but city-wide. Now rapper Ice Cube has voiced his heartbreak over the death of a young man with a promising future--a death caused by senseless violence. His video for "Why Me?" uses the Shaw case a reference point for this kind of tragedy. The Daily News explains that "Cube says the Shaws are a powerful illustration of the pain that remains after a murder." The video "also features photographs of dozens of other crime victims blowing from a tree then across the sand in the desert north of Los Angeles. The video also depicts a young man in a football jersey being gunned down on a street. As he lays dying, he asks, 'Why me homie, why me?'"

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talk about irony. ice cube rapping against gang violence.

 

Seriously.

And notice how he's not even willing to come out in support of Jamiel's Law.

No doubt because it might hurt his sales from the Hispanic community.

Thanks for nothing, Ice Cube.

 
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