Nelson Mandela, the South African activist who became the face of the anti-apartheid movement, died today (December 5).
He was 95.
Several figures in the rap community, including Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, Q-Tip and Troy Ave, paid homage to Mandela on social media.
Mandela was a member of the African National Congress and fought against apartheid, a government-imposed initiative that enacted racial segregation and removed economic and political opportunities from non-whites. Mandela initially fought against apartheid peacefully, but in 1961 he created the military outfit Spear of the Nation, as per nbcnews.com.
In 1962, Mandela was arrested and accused of treason. He spent 27 years in prison and later served as South Africa’s president.
Mandela’s plight and the fight against apartheid gained global attention in the late 1980s. He and apartheid have been mentioned in several rap songs, including Stetsasonic’s “A.F.R.I.C.A.,” Jadakiss featuring Nas’ “What If” and The Game featuring Nas’ “Letter To The King.”
President Obama delivered a statement about Mandela’s death today.
“We’ve lost one of the most influential, courageous and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this Earth,” President Obama said, in part. “He no longer belongs to us. He belongs to the ages. Through his fierce dignity and unbending will to sacrifice his own freedom for the freedom of others, [Mandela] transformed South Africa and moved all of us. His journey from a prisoner to a president embodied the promise that human beings and countries can change for the better.”
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Now watch Kanye compare himself to him in his next interview…
LMAO!
Free At Last. RIP Mandela.
this is some real shit, not that paul walker shit
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Today December 5th R.I.P Nelson Mandels
Long Live Madiba!
Cool J wished Mandela could help him not suck
Now Tyrese has two people to cry about.
this man was alive yesterday and what did you have to say about them
(November 5)?! , fix that
RIP to this great man!
PS. Obama ain’t shit tho.
The Game is now finishing up his Mandela tattoo.
reaction from kanye west: you know you know, i mean im the new version of mandela but better
damn game should doa lot of tattoos now :/
– Paul Walker
– Paul Walker’s fried
– Crying Tyrese
– Nelson Mandela baby
– Nelson Mandela 10 years old
– Nelson Mandela 20 years old
– Nelson Mandela 30 years old
– Nelson Mandela 40 years old
– Nelson Mandela 50 years old
– Nelson Mandela 60 years old
– Nelson Mandela 70 years old
– Nelson Mandela 80 years old
– Nelson Mandela 90 years old
weird……..
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RIP
smh..
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but was good and by far the best album of 2012. So far Kendrick got 2 classics with S.80 being one of the greatest pieces of music of this decade.