Chimpy writes setgo.com: I'm noticing a lot of negative undertones in your re-cap of the Metro party. Not negative, like the experience people had with getting in, but making claims like "white men having trouble getting into a black party" and blaming rap for disrespect, violence and more. I'm not digging it.
I'm white and feel that you're aiding the divide between black and white culture by making statements like this or printing unfounded stereotypes on your site.
All forms of entertainment and cultures feature questionable lyrics, inferences and themes. In music, classical, opera, rock, rap, country....have their share of seriously offensive references and suggestions, as well as grotesque details and life stories. Same in theater, art and poetry.
What's your point? Blacks are more likely to kill and be killed because of rap music? Whooof. Clue check at the door please.
Here's a guy in LA who went on a shooting spree yesterday:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...s%2Dcalifornia He was white, didn't say if he listened to rap music or not.
Ya think members of Al Queda are pumpin' Biggy in a walkman while they put on their death vests and drive into complexes to kill thousands of people? How about the Hinkley and his attempt to kill Reagan. Was that stemmed from a recent Fat Boys subliminal suggestion? And why do you assume, because there are black people at an event, that they are rap fans? He's black, he must like rap? That's pretty funny to me. Oh look, there's a white guy, lets all sing some Country music at him, he'll like that.
If a person kills, committs bad crimes, etc., music or art of any kind, didn't make him do it. He had problems brewing way before any CD he played. He had bad parenting, he had pyschological issues, etc. But the music didn't make him do it.
Don't speak for all of us about how WE feel about black parties and rap music. Personally, I'm not a big fan of modern rap, but I don't think it should be censored, regulated or removed from society. There's room for all forms of entertainment in the USA. Don't buy the albums if you don't like it.