They shooting niggas 'fore they even tell 'em put their hands up!

from J. Cole – Dolla and a Dream II Lyrics on Rap Genius

Meaning

Could be referring to countless incidents of racial profiling and police corruption, but I assume he’s talking about Sean Bell

2dopeboyz.com provided a nice wrap up of the situation along with articles and songs about it

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