Asides from making a tribute song (Be Free) for Mike Brown, the slain teenager from Ferguson (Missouri. U.S.A), J Cole also headed down to the site where the young man was killed by a police officer. In this latest interview with Complex Magazine, Cole explained why it was important to head down there in person, and not just use social media to protest the injustice. 
"We came down here to feel it, 'cause this is history, and we wanna be a part of this just like everybody else. it coulda been you, it coulda been me, it coulda been our best friends. ... At one point in time, me and [my friend] were sitting in the crib talking about this all the time. 'This is f-ked up!' And we was young. And we was 20. And we was passionate. It's like, life goes on, and n--as start worrying about Instagram and reality TV, and 'What's popping,' and 'I got kids,' and life happens. And a lot of distractions. Unfortunately, last week, it was the same old, 'This is f-ked up,' and this week, it's like, 'What can we do?'" (Complex Magazine)Very true...talk is cheap. A lot of celebrities just follow trends on social media, they don't really take the situations behind the trend that serious.
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