In 2000 , paired with Talib Kweli , Mos Def organized the Hip Hop for Respect project to speak out against police brutality . The project was created in response to the 1999 police shooting of Amadu Diallo , and sought to accumulate 41 artists to the roster , one to match each of the 41 gunshots fired on Diallo
shooting of Amadu Diallo
Shooting of Amadou Diallo
Mos Def