A jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the death of George Floyd on Tuesday (April 20).
Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes last May — which ultimately killed him — and is now staring down up to 40 years behind bars for his actions. Floyd’s death sparked a chain reaction calling for justice around the world while Americans protested and marched in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic last summer.
When the verdict was read in Minneapolis court shortly after 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, many in Hip Hop celebrated the ruling with justice being served to Chauvin. Cardi B, Meek Mill, Ice Cube, Ice T, CHIKA, Questlove, Killer Mike and many more posted their reactions to the jury’s decision holding Chauvin accountable on social media throughout the evening.
George Floyd Verdict: Derek Chauvin Found Guilty On All 3 Counts
“You have to literally get killed on camera to get a chance at justice as a black man in America,” Meek Mill captioned his pos featuring George Floyd artwork. “I salute you black king rest in power!”
Cardi called the moment “history” while Killer Mike looked toward the other three officers that were involved in Floyd’s death on the scene with Chauvin.
“The jury did the right thing but will the judge do the right thing,” Ice Cube added. “Be careful family…the Empire always strikes back.”
Chauvin will remain behind bars until his sentencing, which is expected to take place in about eight weeks. Find the rest of the reactions from Hip Hop below.
The cop got what he deserved. Calling George a king though? LOL. Settle down. A cop used excessive force and murdered a career criminal, woman and child abuser, drug addicted repeat felon. He still shouldn’t have been killed in cold blood. Still, a king? Don’t resist arrest kids. Don’t commit crimes either, cop or whoever. SMH
Black people call for “equality” all the time, ironically not realizing that there’s no KING or QUEEN in the history of the country. Maybe what they want is not equality, but special treatment or privilege. Fentanyl Floyd would’ve died a gruesome death some time in his life, given his criminal past!
Of course they did… no easier way to earn sj points innit? Sj points = money. Now go back to making records with features from lil kurd and king nov kind of shits, it is what it is, gangsta
Big ups to Noname, she had the most accurate and concrete response! It pays to study because action without theory is empty and theory without action is blind!
don’t talk to me about justice.
He was far from a black king … he represents all of the negative stereotypes “the culture” is trying to rise above …. he is far from a hero …. but he definitely deserves justice and the cop definitely deserves to rot behind bars
GF absolutely did not to be publicly executed. He was a scumbag criminal drug addict though, not some majestic black king of a man.
Stupid black people
A King? The guy was loser. Saw the video of him on drugs in that store. DAs letting murders out of prison in our cities is not justice for the victims.
The other three cops don’t deserve jail just for being there.
Yes they fuckin do!!! Accessories. We get stung all the time for being around the shit, now these coppers can get fucked the same way they fuck us