The Game gets emotional as he hosts anti-violence rally in Los Angeles

The Game fought back tears as he spoke at the anti-violence rally he organised in Los Angeles on Sunday (17Jul16).

The hip-hop star has become leading a voice in the fight for social justice, particularly after the deaths of African-Americans Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, who were both fatally shot by police in separate incidents earlier this month (Jul16). 

He also called on fellow activists to protest peacefully, after five cops were targeted by a sniper in an attack at a Black Lives Matter march in Dallas, Texas on 7 July (16), and three officers were shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Sunday in the wake of Sterling and Castile's killings.

The Game, real name Jayceon Terrell Taylor, called on the leaders of infamous gangs the Crips and the Bloods, as well as other gangs, to unite for Time To Unite: United Hoods + Gangs Nation at a community center in south Los Angeles on Sunday.

He was joined by hip-hop stars including will.i.am and Lil Boosie, as well as local police chief Charlie Beck.

Speaking to the crowd at the rally, The Game explained his intention is to try and create a safer world in which his five-year-old daughter can grow up.

"I want her to walk out the door, and I want it to be a little bit ... safer," he said, adding that he wants the situation to change by the time she turns 18.

He also spoke about the recent killing of a man called Spanky, with whom he grew up with in foster care in Compton.

"I'm here to be his voice," the 36-year-old said as he struggled to control his emotions.

At the rally, several stars spoke about the tragedy in Baton Rouge, which had unfolded just hours beforehand.

Lil Boosie told TMZ that he thinks the police shootings are only going to continue, especially if the officers who shot Sterling and Castile aren't convicted.

"It's a lot of anger down there, a lot of people are angry down there. Everybody I'm talking to when I call home they mad," he said. "It's just a bad position for a lot of people right now. It's a bad position for the way we feeling down there, It's a bad position for the police, it's just all out craziness out there."

However, Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am disagreed with Lil Boosie's opinion, adding to the outlet: "I don't think that's what we need, at the same time I feel (the) pain, but I don't think that's what we need. I think we need to put our energies into building up our communities ourselves.

"How do we take accountability for ourselves? We gotta stop killing ourselves and stop destroying our communities when something goes wrong, we need to power up, and build our communities up."