Common – A Letter to the Law

This is the 2007 Def Poetry Jam Poem Common delivered about the Governmental abuse of power from the eyes of the underprivileged (watch a video breakdown of Common’s performance)

When invited to a poetry reading at the White House, Fox News made a big deal calling Common a “Vile Rapper” and cited these lyrics as a reason why we shouldn’t allow someone who promotes violence against police to be at the White House.

This piece is taken way out of context when cited and pundits only discuss the killing cops part, not taking into account his Patois accent with which he uses to deliver some of his lines

Rap Genius would like it to be noted that “vile rappers” usually don’t appear in GAP ads or in romantic comedies with Queen Latifah.