HIP-HOP No Charges in Eric Garner's Chokehold Death: Hip-Hop Community Reacts

Protesters gather at the spot where Eric Garner died as they rally against police brutality

Just over a week after a Ferguson grand jury failed to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teen Michael Brown, a Staten Island grand jury has chosen not to bring charges in the death of Eric Garner, a New York man who died after being placed in a chokehold by New York officer Daniel Pantaleo.

Ferguson Decision: Hip-Hop Community & Other Artists React

The hip-hop community has been just as vocal about the Garner case, so Wednesday's (Dec. 3) decision was met with a rash of angry tweets. See reactions from Outkast's Big Boi, A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip and more artists below:

This Eric Garner shit is making me sick to my stomach.. We all watched a SNUFF FILM! No indictment!?? Really!?? pic.twitter.com/O7vHNT5dOv — ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) December 3, 2014

Once again NO indictment! #EricGarner Et billede slået op af New Big Boi gear available - (@therealbigboi) den Dec 12, 2014 at 11:41 PST

I guess seeing ain't believing... Good luck w/those cop body cameras! That ain't gonna mean jack! — QTip (@QtipTheAbstract) December 3, 2014

Deep Hurt. We're Men. Human. We feel pain. There will be one collective cry added to these tears.Then the birth of a New Anger. #EricGarner — MC HAMMER (@MCHammer) December 3, 2014

this isn't who we are supposed to be. we fucked up. — el-p (@therealelp) December 3, 2014

Are you serious A photo posted by David Banner - Batiany (@davidbannerlikespictures) on Dec 12, 2014 at 11:42am PST

can anyone explain to us why it's acceptable that there's no indictment in the murder of eric garner? — atmosphere (@atmosphere) December 3, 2014

y'all still wanna try to pretend this isn't about race? — atmosphere (@atmosphere) December 3, 2014

I am stunned by the failure to indict Eric Garner's killer. — John Legend (@johnlegend) December 3, 2014

to the family of Mr. Garner, my heart is bleeding for you… i'm sorry. this shit is killing me. — Mack™ (@MACKWILDS) December 3, 2014

Even Shaolin is not safe from injustice #BlackLivesMatter we need to work harder for our country and people to achieve #ABetterTomorrow — RZA! (@RZA) December 3, 2014