Finding unity through music

Face KC created a community-KCPD rap battle to improve community relations.

Music video nats -THERE'S A RUMOR THATWE HATE POLICE.

I JUSTWANT TO VOICE THERIGHTS, MIRANDA ISNTRIGHT FOR ME.THE PEOPLE BEHIND THISMUSICAL SHORT CALLEDDISARMED SAY IT SHOWS ACops versus Community RapBattle.THEY'RE USING ART TOPEACEFULLY BRIDGE AGAP BETWEEN KCPD ANDTHE COMMUNITY.FACE KC, A LOCALNONPROFIT THAT CREATEDAND RELEASED THISSEVERAL MONTHS AGOWANTS YOU TO WATCH ITNOW...AND HELP THEM WITH THENEXT PHASE OF THEPROJECT TO BREAK DOWNBARRIERS AND MOVEFORWARD WITHSOLUTIONS.WE'VE SEEN POLICE FACETO FACE WITH THECOMMUNITY.

WE'VE SEENIT IN KANSAS CITY - BUTNOT LIKE THIS -MUSIC VIDEO nats - singingHANDS IN THE AIR HEREWE GO AGAIN, HANDS INTHE AIR HERE WE GOAGAIN.KHALID"IF THIS ISNT AUTHENTIC,WE ARE DOINGSOMETHING WRONG.KHALID ABDULQAADIRSTARTED THINKING ABOUTTHIS IDEA AFTER A POLICEOFFICER KILLED MICHAELBROWN IN 2014.KHALID ABDULQAADIR / FACE KC,AGA PRODUCTIONSMICHAEL BROWN ISACTUALLY A DISTANTRELAVITE OF MINE...LAST YEAR, HE REACHEDOUT TO KCPD...TO STARTMAKING WHAT THEY CALL A'COPS VS COMMUNITY RAPBATTLE' ."KHALIDbe able to speak.

You know,truthfully to each other.

Andthen as a result of that, thatconversation, be able to moveforward with real solutionsOFFICER COOLEY / KCPDAND GET THE DIALOGUEGOING WHICH I THINKEVEN IN LIGHT OF RECENTEVENTS IS PROBABLYMORE NEEDED NOW THANIT EVER HAS BEEN.MUSIC VIDEO NATS - SPADESLUNN / WROTE LYRICS"INNOCENT INTERACTIONSTURNED INTO SOMETHINFROM NOTHINTHE LOSS OF LIVES DAILYSHOULDN'T BE UP FORDISCUSSION.DOZENS OF MEETINGS ANDMONTHS LATER, THEYFILMED IT IN JANUARY.SPADES LUNN WROTE THELYRICS.SPADES LUNN / WROTE LYRICSTHIS ISNT JUST ANOTHERSONG I'M DOING, THISISN'T JUST A POEM I'MPERFORMING, THIS ISPEOPLE'S LIVES.MUSIC VIDEO CLIP - SPADESLUNNCONVERSATION WITH THENATION PLEASE.I HEARD WE HADDISCREPENCIES.

THERE'SA RUMOR THAT WE HATEPOLICE.SPADES LUNN / WROTE LYRICSEVERY OFFICER YOU SAWWAS A REAL OFFICERINCLUDING OFFICERNATHAN HARPER.MUSIC VIDEO NATS - OFFICERNATHAN HARPER / KCPDWHEN I LEAVE MY HOUSE ITELL MY WIFE GOODBYE.MY POSITION ISBORDERLINE SUICIDE.MUSIC VIDEO NATS - spadesFUNERALS SHOUDN'T BE APART OF MY BUDGET.THEY SAY THEY USEDPOWERFUL IMAGES TOREPRESENT REALTRAGEDIES ON BOTHSIDES.COREY MCCARTNEY / FACE KC,AGA PRODUCTIONSPHILANDO CASTILLE WASKILLED BY AN OFFICERIN FRONT OF HIS FOURYEAR OLD DAUGTHERANOTHER WAS NATALIECORONA, WHO WAS ANOFFICER OUT INCALIFORNIA WHO WASGUNNED DOWN AT ATRAFFIC STOPOFFICER NATHAN HARPERWE NEED TO GET READYFOR THIS, WE NEED TOHAVE THIS CONVERSATIONNOW BEFORE IT GETSWORSE.NATS - PROTESTSBUT MONTHS LATER - THENATION WAS HAVING THATCONVERSATION.PROTESTS ERUPTEDACROSS THE COUNTRYAGAINST POLICEBRUTALITY AND RACISM,SPARKED BY THE DEATHOF GEORGE FLOYD.NATS - PROTESTSKHALID / FACE KCITS MORE LIKE A FUEL.

ITFUELS ME TO KEEPTRYING TO DO WHAT IT ISI'M TRYING TO DOOFFICER NATE HARPER / KCPDWhat are we going to do tochange thisWe're working on our thingswe'll work on our tactics we'reMUSIC VIDEO NATS -YO, DO YOU KNOW THEPAIN WAITING FOR THEMUSIC VIDEO NATS - OFFICERNATHAN HARPER / KCPDGUNSHOTS BANG BANG.MAKE IT HOME?

MY FAMILYOFFICER NATHAN HARPER /KCPDAND THAT'S FOR EVERYOFFICER.

EVERY OFFICER.SPADES LUNN / WROTE LYRICSHIS VERSE COMES TOWHEN OFFICERS HELDONLY ARE WE SORRY BUTPLEASE TRY TOUNDERSTAND AS BEST ASYOU CAN WE HAVE TOMAKE IT HOTHIS IS PHASE ONE OF ALARGER PROJECT, HOPINGTO GET THE COMMUNITYTO ENGAGE.

TOGETHER.MUSIC VIDEO NATS - SPADESAND NATE SPEAKING AT THE ENDWHAT HAPPENS NEXT ISUP TO USACCOUNTABILITY.ACCOUNTABILITY ON BOTHSIDESTHEY TOLD US SINCE THEVIDEO CAME OUT...IT HAS STOPPEDVIOLENCE AT LEASTONCE....WHEN TWO PEOPLE WHOWERE IN THE VIDEO WEREABOUT TO FIGHT - BUTRECOGNIZED EACH OTHERFROM THE FILMING.NOW THEY WANT MOREPEOPLE TO GET INOLVEDIN THE NEXT PHASES OFTHE KANSAS CITYCOMMUNITY FILMPROJECT.FIND OUT HOW AND A LINKTO WATCH THE FULL MUSICVIDEO ON KSHB.COM.