As Sunday’s BET Awards 2018 were coming to a close, host Jamie Foxx took a moment to speak about the controversial rapper XXXTentacion‘s recent murder.
During the concluding portion of the in memoriam section, whereby the late artist’s image was broadcast last, Foxx took the opportunity to address the crime and violence perpetrated within and against the young African-American community, including some of hip-hop’s most legendary artists.
“I think we are too used to young people being killed — it’s like we don’t even trip anymore,” he said, “I was actually in Las Vegas, Tupac was gone. I was in LA, Biggie was gone,” he continued, “I’m not saying it’s me, that we can stop everything, but we got to figure something out.
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