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Kendrick Lamar's 'Alright' chanted by protestors at Trump's Chicago rally

'We gonna be alright'

Jack Shepherd
Sunday 13 March 2016 15:46 GMT
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Police block anti-Trump protesters in Chicago
Police block anti-Trump protesters in Chicago (AP)

Kendrick Lamar’s third studio album To Pimp A Butterfly has had a massive cultural impact in the US; not only did it top the Billboard 200 (as well as many critics’ end of year lists), but it quickly become the soundtrack to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Notably, in July last year, the song “Alright” was chanted during one such protest, leading to numerous other protestors to follow suit.

At a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donal Trump in Chicago, the chorus from the song - “We gonna be alright” - was chanted by hundreds of protestors. Watch below.

The Chicago rally was ultimately cancelled due to ‘safety concerns’, with Trump issuing a statement saying “after meeting with law enforcement has determined that for the safety of all of the tens and thousands of people that have gathered in and around the arena, tonight’s rally will be postponed to another date.”

However, it has since emerged that Chicago police did not advise Trump to stop the rally, with Interim Supt John Escalante saying at a press conference: "The Chicago Police Department had no role, we were not consulted or provided an opinion as to whether or not the event should be cancelled.

“In fact, we did assure the Trump campaign that we had more than adequate resources outside the UIC pavilion and we guaranteed them we could provide safe access and exit for Mr Trump.”

According to police, five people were arrested at the event and that two officers were injured.

Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar recently released the surprise EP untitled unmastered, which features some of the tracks that failed to make the final To Pimp A Butterfly tracklisting.

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