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!
>