this is just what can be expected from local governments and those outside of our communities. with violence ever increasing among african american, and other minority youth the link between violence and hip hop is unavoidable. The violent drug culture that hip hop artist choose to glorify in our music only makes matters worse. the days of rappers using the excuse that this is reality, it happens every day, were just documenting what goes on in our community are long gone now. I’m sorry to say that it is no longer documentaion its simply a glorification of the ongoing destrucion of black and other poor minority communties from the inside out. I really think that it is time for the hip hop community to seriously address the issue of content and take a look inside of itself and ask the question why do people outside of the hip hop community feel this way, and when they do make attempts at banning shows and events ect. why are they more often than not taken seriously. i m in no way saying that the sheriff was right in attempting to take such actions but the correlation between violence and hip hop is there for everyone outside of our community to see. and it is not at all uncommon for violent incidents to take place at our shows and venues. so before we go into blaming everybody else for trying to ban hip hop shows and other hip hop related events i believe we must take into consideration the images and stereotypes we project to those outside of our community.

The first comment seems to forget one thing… there is not a correlation between hip hop and voilence, however there is a correlation between American Society and Voilence. Hip Hop heads are no more violent that any other sector of American society. Hip hop heads don’t blow up Federal Buildings, don’t shoot up post-offices, don’t start violent wars in other countries, nor enslave and steal land. This country was born and raised and is maintained on violence, so lets not confuse that with being a product of hip hop. I have travelled around the world and been to hip hop shows in Africa, Cuba, Brazil, Europe. I have been to country where the societys are not violence based, as in the united states… and guess what… I never seen any violence at hip hop shows in those places… So instead of looking inside hip hop, lets look inside America.. TV, NEWS, MOVIES and yes MUSIC, and lets be critical of society and lets change society… then hip hop will change automatically. Until then, your just scapegoating without a critical analysis of the real problem.
TROY NKRUMAH (from the article above).
http://www.2006hiphopconvention.org come out July 20th, and get involved with the movement!!!!

Selah simag, this is Priest the Desert Pope ak47 Mayorial Skrill, and I would like to thank you for finally speaking up on a crisis, that’s just adding fuel to a hot ass city. Now in the future I hope we’ll do good business, and I did have to set you guys straight first, before the attention was garned but better late than never, now lets work on getting to the bottom of the solution. Most people out here know where to start but don’t know where to finish. The War is not against the Sheriff and they need to know that, The Red Tape that surrounds the politics in the Desert exceeds rap by 90%. They just murdered a 17year old in cold blood, while he was cuffed and while he was walking away, and that was justified and he didn’t have one song recorded. Selah simag Selahv IMOBILARE

Hey dawgs, it’s sad but true. Niggas got 2 be more careful if they want to keep hip hop in the game. It ain’t right what they are tryin’ 2 do but we all know ‘dat niggas come out get around each other & then think it’s their chance 2 wild out. We got 2 look out for one another or else. The people in Power are lookin’ for anyway they can 2 get Rock&Roll 2 take back over, which is why I keep sayin’2 the world the new sound UrbanRock is ’bout 2 take over everything.

http://www.myspace.com/marcmaysrockandrollthug

http://www.myspace.com/marcusorealiusmusic

I’m not even caring or gonna look for help. This country is so helpless I wish this motherfuckers would start a war with me ill have you pussy motherfuckers looking like Iran when it got hit oh but nobody knows about that huh. Motherfuckers I got your number your Bret Brading and he’s shit yeah I did that and I also have that wire info flying from here to singapore. Aye I’m Dom if you knew how many times I’ve died and came back just take a good look. You think I did damage in New Orleans wait until I show you my left hand.

Did you erase my shit aye you fucking badge carrying crabs aint getting away from me I’ve been kicking your asses from when you pigs was banging crip in LA to the streets you try to shoot me to death on and cover it up. I know your scared makes you wonder how some one can be dead for an unknown amount of time and have your blood on his hands and mouth when he wakes up. I don’t need my Denver general files anymore I know now what I’m capable of so much for erasing memories. I’m here to collect Dom taking you where you belong.

Just one more thing I know you would not believe any of this that’s the best part. All that’s occurred in the last two years is my work can’t figure out why things have gotten so extreme aint got nothing to do with global warming haha. You couldn’t sell this with a platinum plate three inches thick. Haha can you guess who I am?

I want to say to all those that didn’t understand this struggle to have shows in Las Vegas. Understand I live in Las Vegas and there is people who know what I am and what I’m capable of. These are wars of a power that was considered to be scientist thinking they lost space. Well what happpened is that I opened my arsenal and it aint nothing like anyone has ever known. Your fight may be unconsciecly fought. I also can say to the Heavy Metal community that the blessings of these to music are what signals and frequencies I received and my angels have arms and my fire the jinnis and all that was to be are working harder now because I’m telling them now so you think people dieimg from high rates of heat stroke wake up. I’m Dom the big boom. Tutankhamun. Tunatu. Sun. Twin.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/24/dj.shot.ap/index.html

More evidence that “the sheriff” is correct.

Another senseless killing spawned by the negative, violent culture known as HipHop.