In Popular Culture
Ohio rappers Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featured audio footage from the scene of protests over the shooting in their song My Street Blues. Shawn Mullins, a singer/songwriter from Atlanta, wrote and dedicated a song to Kathryn Johnston called "The Ballad of Kathryn Johnston" on his album Honeydew. Atlanta-based rapper Killer Mike referenced the killing in his 2008 song "Pressure", rapping: "If another old lady die in this city/swear to god we'll burn down the fuckin' city".
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