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Lil Baby used his Grammy platform to convey a powerful message and highlight the problem of police brutality … even including a message for President biden.
The rapper’s performance on his song “The Bigger Picture” looked more like a Hollywood production … starting with a scene of a black man being shot by a police officer.
Social Justice Lawyer Tamika Mallory and activist Killer Mike also made appearances during Lil Baby’s performance. Mallory delivered a personal message to President Biden, saying, “President Biden, we demand justice, equity, politics and everything else that freedom encompasses. We don’t need allies, we need accomplices.”
The lyrics of the song are based on the death and consequences of the killing of George Floyd, including, “many mothers are suffering. They kill us for no reason. It’s been a long time to get even. Throw us in cages like dogs and hyenas.”
At one point, Lil Baby came face to face with a policeman before getting on the hood of a car while fireworks lit up the sky behind him.
Lil Baby’s performance comes less than a week after the jury selection for Derek Chauvin – the policeman on trial for the death of George Floyd – initiated in Minneapolis.