Police: Ban rap radio stations and music?

[drtylawndre]

> That Movie made me do it .good point...  I remember 2 boys in Britain kidnapped a 3 year old and beat him to death ...they said they got the idea from the movie Toy Story...or the 12 yearr old kid in Flordia that killed another using a wrestling move hesay on tv

[MarcR]

> That Movie made me do it . That music made me do it . That
> TV program made me do it . That Book made me do it . My
> neighborhood made me do it . That Newspaper made me do it .
> Its is not my responsibility for all the bad things I did .
> WAKE UP PEOPLE ! Stop Blaming others , for someone bad
> judgement .
>
  Are you auditioning for a public relations job at a Rap label? "Look away people from that umpteenth Hip Hop star/crew member that's been shot, stabbed, kicked upside his head etc!" Incidentally, I'm *Not* anti-hip-hop, I'm anti Gangsta-Rap, or at least anti the Nihilism that permeates the genre.

[MarcR]

>  So Cheney must had been listening to Rap Music when he
> fired his gun . Cant mess with MC Heart Attack .
>
  As much as I might despise VP Cheney, the shooting of his friend was an Accident, menaing he *wasn't* criminally negligent for the incident! What excuse though can you make for that self-professed "gang-banger" that killed the innocent girl in Canada by wildly firing a pistol into a crowd of shoppers?

[3DXJDawg]

Sure, a person who takes drugs does so at their own accord and is doing the harm to themself. However, lets use Kurt Cobain as an example here-the man commited suicide, yet he is worshiped by countless people. Yet his groups music is still played on the airwaves today. Back in the days, the Beatles wrote songswhile on drugs-folks listened to their music while on drugs, folks ahve driven while on drugs-and some of them have killed folks!!! Yet the music of the Beatles and others who have used drugs and/or condoned their drug use is still played over the airwaves... Perhpas if more people took the time to tell their children that everything they see and hear isn't alright, there wouldn't be as much fo a problem. Sure, what happenned in Canada was a tragedy (if it is even indeed a legit story, thats the first I've heard about it, and you say it happened around Xmas time?), however, to assume that it was because of "rap music" points the blame in the wrong direction. Gang Battles have been going on well before "Gangsta Rap" was released (even heard of the Bloods and Crips, they were around well before the likes of nWA and many of todays rappers exists) is pointing in the wrong direction. Instead of criticizng the music, there should be tougher laws for the person who commit the crime..
> > To signal out one format is ridiculous.. Many hard rock
> > bands have used drugs and talked about it in their lyrics,
>
> > where is the outcry over that? To signal out strictly hip
> > hop for societies problems is outrageous. There have been
> > musicians who died because of rampant drug use, their
> format
> > isn't banned.
> >
> >
>   Overdosing on heroin causes harm primarily to the person
> injecting it into his veins, while taking out a pistol and
> firing wildly into a crowd of people (something that Gangsta
> Rap seemingly glorifies) can result in innocent people being
> killed, as was the case in Toronto, Canada the day after
> Christmas when an innocent girl was gunned down by a
> supposed "gang-banger" on a crowded downtown street. So
> which of the two is more morally reprehensible?! People are
> simply fed up with the glorification of casual violence in
> Rap Music, and also the incidence of casual violence among
> Rap performers and their crews!
>

[3DXJDawg]

Well, obviously, you don't know the first thing about hip hop. For example, Chris Briidges AKA Ludacris has wrote about "rushing The club and tearing s^^T up" in his tracks.. However, year in and year out, he puts on charity events for the children in his community down in Atlanta and promotes non violence. Yet, using your won theory, his music would be banned because of what he "allegedly" promotes. Or another example is the killing in New Bedford, mass a couple of weeks back. the guy wa a self proclaimed "juggalo", a follower of ICP if you will... Yet ICP came out and ripped the guy for committing the murder on their website and said that the guy didn't know the first thing about being a juggalo. Gang Banging, if you will, was a problem well before Gangsta rap was huge and will still be a problem if Gangsta Rap was eliminated. The Bill O'reillys of the world want to lay the blame on one thing or another... These shooters are an issue far bigger than hip hop music. Are there rappers out there who have gone overboard in their personal lives? Sure, but thats not the genre's fault. Gangs such as the Bloods and Crips existed well before Gangsta Rap was around. Gang-banging is an unfortuantely reality of the society we live in.  


> > That Movie made me do it . That music made me do it . That
>
> > TV program made me do it . That Book made me do it . My
> > neighborhood made me do it . That Newspaper made me do it
> .
> > Its is not my responsibility for all the bad things I did
> .
> > WAKE UP PEOPLE ! Stop Blaming others , for someone bad
> > judgement .
> >
>   Are you auditioning for a public relations job at a Rap
> label? "Look away people from that umpteenth Hip Hop
> star/crew member that's been shot, stabbed, kicked upside
> his head etc!" Incidentally, I'm *Not* anti-hip-hop, I'm
> anti Gangsta-Rap, or at least anti the Nihilism that
> permeates the genre.
>

Edited by 3DXJDawg on 02/19/06 12:20 PM.