Yasiin Bey the rapper formerly known as Mos Def talked with Chicago journalist Ferrari Sheppard to deliver a passionate addressing of the recent violence in Paris. During the interview, Bey discussed his thoughts on people reading the Declarations of Human Rights, the love that needs to be spread throughout humanity and the death of Tamir Rice. At certain points in the interview Yasiin Bey broke into tears as he continued to express his outrage for the turn of events. Listen here.

Yasiin Bey also shared a new track entitled ‘NO Colonial Fiction’ which is taken from his forthcoming mixtape The Human Being (My Favorite Band). The track can be heard through A Country Called Earth.