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All Mos Def wants is a little revolution.
The rapper called for high school and college students to walk out of class October 1 in support of the Jena Six, six black students who were initially charged with the attempted murder of a white classmate (see "Jena Six: What Sparked Protesters To Descend On Small Town In Louisiana?"). And a few weeks ago, he wanted September 20 to be "Black Thursday," a time when all his peers from the hip-hop arena - big dogs, reformed D-boys, moneymakers, hustlers, ringtone rappers, trap stars, dons (Louis Vuitton, mob bosses or otherwise) - would join him in Jena, Louisiana, and march in protest of the justice system's treatment of the Jena Six.
He thought it would make a statement. It probably would have. Unfortunately, the only known hip-hoppers to show up were Mos himself, Bun B and R&B artist Lyfe Jennings (see "Thousands March On Louisiana Town To Support 'Jena Six' ").
"Shame on them. Shame on everybody that's not here for this," Mos fumed that Thursday in Jena during the protest. "Everybody should be here. I'm f---in' mad. I'm disappointed. ... You always talk about your jets - you supposed to be landing here on top of the courthouse. Enough is e-f---in'-nough. I'm prepared to die for that sh--."
Mos said he reached out to "everybody at once."
