I Am. . .
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Artists | Nas |
|---|---|
| Release date | April 6, 1999 |
| Labels | Columbia Records |
| Producers | Nas |
| Steve Stoute | |
| L. E. S. | |
| DJ Premier | |
| Timbaland | |
| Dame Grease | |
| Carlos Broady | |
| Genres | Hip Hop Music |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1537786 |
About I Am. . .
I Am… is the third studio album by American rapper Nas, released on April 6, 1999 by Columbia Records. Following the commercial and critical success of 1996's It Was Written, Nas put to work on a double album that merged the styles of his first two albums and detailed entire aspects of his life.
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Taking the knee has spread across the sporting world as a statement against racism.
How long have English players taken the knee?The Practice of taking the knee before football matches became widespread in 2020.
It followed - an unarmed African American Man - who was killed during an arrest by white officer Derek Chauvin .
England's men's and women's teams adopted taking the knee, including during the European Championships that took place in the summers of 2021 and 2022.
Premier League players also took the knee before matches following football's return from the Covid-19 shutdown in the summer of 2020.
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Why do Some People oppose taking the knee?Several Conservative politicians have said they oppose kneeling because they see it as a Political Statement .
Before Euro 2020 , the then Home Secretary Priti Patel said that she did not support " people participating in that type of gesture politics".
Gillian Keegan , who is now the education secretary, has previously, and Tory MP Lee Anderson England's Euro 2020 matches in protest, saying it was a political gesture with which he disagreed.
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Downing Street has said it will respect the decisions of teams on taking the knee during this World Cup .
England players when they took a knee before their Nations League match in June, despite most of The Crowd in Budapest being children.
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It has also been a feature of Black Lives Matter protests, including those following the murder of George Floyd .
What other protests have been made?racism, us race relations, black lives matter
Source of news: bbc.com