Las Vegas authorities are alerting that area’s concert promoters (casinos and clubs) that the filth of gangsta rap is bad for even the city full of sin. Although Vegas is as bad as it is, I applaud all who reject the garbage of gangsta rap. The entire art form of Hip Hop has been tarnished and I fully respect anyone that rejects it in full. There is so much “bad” in today’s Hip Hop community that trying to filter the good from the bad is a fairly difficult task. Any parent or business owner that rejects it all knows they don’t have to worry with the issues involved in trying to filter the different types and possibly making an error in judgement.

I can’t post much of the article here, but it details how many other rappers are being told they don’t need to show up for their scheduled appearances in Vegas. Because officials have sent a memo to area businesses about the types of issues that occur at many events where gangsta rap is featured. There are some businesses in Vegas that are not taking heed to the warning. They were reminded that they have a level of responsibility for what takes place on their property.

I hope that more towns take measures like Vegas. It’s time to let the crap rappers know they will no longer be accepted in even the most sinful parts of America’s society. Their garbage has done enough damage to this nation’s culture.

ATL Causes Concern

Here in the Atlanta area, there is also some caution being taken towards a new film being released. It is not a “gangsta rap” movie, but still property owners realize it could attract the wrong crowd. The movie is named “ATL” and about the lives of Black music stars Dallas Austin and Tionne Watkins. (T-Boz of the group TLC.) Reports mention that the movie does not have much filth and is supposed to be uplifting. Which would be a good thing. But the entire rap industry now has a very tarnished history. So it makes sense for businesses showing this film to consider taking extra precautions and allow the patrons to prove they can keep their cool.

The property owners are not rejecting the film. Simply taking precautions in case the wrong crowd is attracted to this film. And I must say from the promotions I saw and heard, that more bad kids than school scholars will be seeing this film. Being Black myself I did not feel like the promotions were targeting Blacks that are getting A’s in school and it certainly was not promoted in venues used by Blacks that are more focused on business and education. It may help some kids that need an uplift, but promoters of the film need to pocket their race cards. The promotions were made to the typical crowd that attends many other movies, that often are full of trash. And people involved in this film have made their own share of garbage.

For example, much of the music in this film is by a local rapper named “TI”. This fool has been in and out of jail. He even filmed a music video in jail, while he was locked up, without any prior authorization!

And work from both Austin and TLC is not the most clean stuff in the music business. Austin produced TLC’s first CD, which featured the track “Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg”. (Beg a man for fornication.)

So it’s not like this film has input from clean-cut people in the music business. These entertainment types are going to have to learn, that there is a price to pay for making your living off the production of trash. Because of the filth they’ve taken part in producing, even their best good efforts will be greeted with rightful scrutiny.

Other mostly Black films like The Gospel and Coach Carter were not greeted with this type of scrutiny. Simply because of the people involved, the methods used for promotion and the themes of those films. The movie ATL already failed 2 of those 3 tests.