Watch Yassin Bey’s (aka Mos Def) New Video on Stop-and-Frisk

The outspoken rapper takes his hometown police department to task for its controversial policies in the city's communities of color.

By Jamilah King May 28, 2013

Native Brooklyn rapper Yassin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, released a video last week that speaks out against the New York City Police Department’s controversial Stop-and-Frisk policy. The song, called "Don’t Tread On Me" is a public service announcement released in partnership with the Center for Constitutional Rights, a legal advocacy group that took the NYPD to federal court over the practice.