July 15th, 2013 
James Shotwell 
Wyclef Jean has become the latest musician to release a song paying tribute to fallen Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.
Hitting the internet the day after a jury acquitted George Zimmerman of all counts against him, Wyclef Jean has released a new single and music video entitled, “Justice.” The black and white clips features a black teen wandering the streets in a hoodie while his lover attempts to reach him on her phone. There are a number of performance shots blended in as well. You can view the video for “Justice” at the end of this post.
As far as songwriting is concerned, Wyclef delivered something with “Justice” that will outlive the outrage surrounding the jury’s decision in this case. Though he does mention Trayvon by name, the message Wyclef is sharing and the reggae style he chose to back him blend perfectly to create something that feels timeless in some ways. For that reason alone, I doubt anyone will be able to release a more fitting tribute (no offense, Jeezy).
This post counts as the second Trayvon Martin tribute we’ve ran in the two days following the acquittal of George Zimmerman. It’s unclear whether or not this trend will continue, but it’s certainly interesting to see the reaction from the music world surface so quickly. Comment below and let us know your thoughts on “Justice.”
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This juror is just un-considerate and they didn’t have an experience to be black,anyway there was no black individual in the team of the juror and how is it fare if you have an all white(Hispanic,white etc …………..) but not having the black majority involved. Personally this is just another racial profiling we face everyday of our lives,Trayvon didn.t have to die if one person had noy profiled a black man walking that’s it period and that makes him a murderer and b***s*** with these jurors who didn’t know what to do,