Finally, all four police officers involved in the killing of George Floyd have been charged. Derek Chauvin, the former cop who forcefully kneeled on Floyd’s neck and back for over eight minutes has had his charged upgraded to second-degree murder but that doesn’t mean that the fight is over. In fact, it’s really only just begun.

Systemic racism is a problem that people of color have had to deal with their entire lives in America. As protests continue this week, one man that has become a product of the system is speaking out.

Tay-K, who was arrested and sentenced to 55 years in prison for murder, is addressing the current social climate from behind bars, providing an update and asking an important question.

“Our Black Lives Matter. Stop Systemic Oppression,” wrote the rapper. “Coming from a black kid that’s been trapped in this cycle since 4 years old. My dad got locked up leading to my mom losing custody of me and my sister. I’ve had to live foster home to foster home until I was 13 when my my dad got released from prison and got granted custody of us. Due to a toxic home environment me and my sister were forced to leave home at an early age of 15 being labeled as a runaway, I had to engage in activities I’m not proud of in order to make ends meet.”

He continued, asking a question to close out his message.

“These are the cards that I was dealt, And my question today is….did i ever even have a chance ? We don’t get chance.”

Do you agree with Tay-K?

The trial of Texas-born Taymor McIntyre, professionally known as Tay-K, was highly-publicized last year as it was revealed that the teenager would be sentenced to fifty-five years in prison in connection to his murder charges. Currently only nineteen-years-old, McIntyre has been the subject of this case since he was fifteen. His defense has attempted to argue that, because of his age, the rapper was not of right mind as his decision-making was not quite up to par yet. His sister, who previously spoke out to advocate for Tay-K’s release, is back spitting the same tune, making it clear that she believes her brother should not be behind bars right now, and certainly not for the next fifty-five years.

Kayla Renee, the sister of Taymor McIntyre, posted a statement to her Facebook page, which was later shared to the rapper’s Instagram story. She suggested that, instead of teaching young black men that they are “worthless” by locking them up, some sort of rehabilitation should be offered. She then went on to reference her brother’s case directly, stating that she believes he is innocent.

“There’s no way my brother should have gotten 30+ years for a crime that was committed at the age of 15years old, he did NOTHING violent. He harmed NOBODY. The outcome was not INTENTIONAL,” she says. “He did not walk into this situation believing someone’s life would be taken (rational or not, it’s scientifically proven our decision making is not nowhere near developed yet).”

Do you think Tay-K will serve out the entirety of his sentence?

Twitter account, Culture Central, shared a tweet on Sunday that features photos of "36 of your favorite rappers as kids." It appears as though nearly all of the photos are from yearbooks or school photoshoots, and the ages of the artists range from as young as toddlers to as old as high school seniors. Though it got a few details wrong—the photo claiming to be T-Pain is actually a young Lil Jon, A$AP Rocky's dollar sign is missing from his name, 50 Cent has a dollar sign in his name, for some reason—that were pointed out by Twitter users in the replies, the post is mostly accurate. Photos of plenty of the best (and some of the most mid) of the rap game are included, from OGs to newcomers, and some who are no longer with us.