Rap industry leaders say hip-hop should not be the ‘scapegoat’ for the growing violence

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The recent shooting death of Migos rapper, Takeoff, has ignited a new conversation among artists and industry leaders on possible solutions to violence.

of hip-hop emerged and produced artists like Grandmaster Caz of The Cold Crush Brothers. Caz said that in those days hip-hop music was used as a form of escape.

He said the “crack generation” led to a major disconnect between the older generation and the younger one. From left, Ty Ty, Lenny Santiago, Elijah Kelley, Emory Jones, Jay Z & Tim Weatherspoon at San Vicente Bungalows in Los Angeles for June Ambrose's 50th birthday.“That’s all my father would preach to us: Get good grades, play a sport, some s--- like that,” he recalled. “They old school so they don’t know that rap — you could become a millionaire. My dad didn’t realize that until it happened to me.

But, Lenny said, it’s not easy to break through to a young artist who may feel they don’t need advice when they’ve already achieved material success.

 

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When did White Men stop getting blamed?

A great story on how to be a typical democrat. Blame everyone else for your failures and take ZERO responsibility for the being a major cause to the problem. It’s always easier to blame someone else. That’s the Democrat way.

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NO one cares. Just keep it amongst yourselves.

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It’s definitely not music that glorifies degenerate behavior. Couldn’t be that.

It's part of the black rap culture. Listen to the lyrics of some of the songs.

Blaming “the system” instead of the people actually perpetuating the violence is beyond parody

Nah. “If you want to see change, start with yourself.”

Senseless violence and young lives lost. It's ridiculous. 80s rap was so much better, and healthier for kids.

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