The infamous Nas caught up with Vibe Magazine to talk about the tragic shooting in Charleston, South Carolina and had a few interesting things to say. The New York City rapper kept it 100 on the state of race stating that it’s something that is “rotting America”.

Nas, who is not shy about speaking on the topic, sat down with CNN’s Anderson Cooper in the midst of the Trayvon Martin shooting in 2013 to shed light on the state of police brutality. Nasir Jones kept it brief but informative and left us with a message that definitely resonates with the state of race in America.