Freeway On Freddie Gray & Chinx Murder: “Nobody Wants To Lose Somebody To Something So Senseless”

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

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State Property’s Freeway recently talked about taking part in the Baltimore protests amid the death of Maryland man Freddie Gray and spoke on hip-hop losing rapper Chinx.

Freeway credited his close-knit ties to Baltimore and his own experiences dealing with police brutality for inspiring him to protest.

“Well, you know, first and foremost, it’s f**ked up what’s going on with the brutality and everything. I’m definitely familiar with police brutality because in Philadelphia the cops killed my first cousin Raheem Pridgen. They said he had a gun on him, but he didn’t have a gun on him. It still affects my family to this day. So I’m familiar with the issues. Plus, throughout my career, Baltimore has always been a heavy supporter of not only Freeway, but Roc-A-Fella Records. I would always go down there. There’s also a lot of people down in Baltimore that I care about, that I feel close to, so I thought it was important for me to go down there and lend my voice.” (BET)

Free also shared his thoughts on the murder of Coke Boys rapper Chinx last weekend.

“Yeah, that’s crazy, man. Rest in peace to Chinx Drugz. It’s definitely at an all time high. There is no way in a world that an artist…we do this to get out of the streets and get away from the negativity and the violence. He shouldn’t even be in a position where his life is on the line, you know? It’s crazy. He’s got people who depend on him that he cares about. He has children, he has parents and family members that care about him. Nobody wants to lose somebody to something so senseless. Rest in peace to him. I pray that everybody in his family is all right.” (BET)

The Philadelphia native has released a music video called “Illuminate” which features footage of his protests.

Over the past few weeks, Free has kept fans updated on his Baltimore efforts through social media.

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

SOHH.com Writer. You're likely to find me covering hip-hop news and music releases. Netflix is still my go-to before Disney Plus.

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