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article from allhiphop

Las Vegas Sheriff Wants Casino Ban on 'Gangster Rap' Shows
By Chris Richburg
Date: 2/15/2006 9:20 am



Following the murder of a Las Vegas police officer, the city's sheriff has called for a ban on "gangster" rap artists.

In a recent Las Vegas Sun editorial, Sheriff Bill Young said he doesn't believe casinos should book certain types of rap groups because of the violence they breed.

"The entertainment industry should be ashamed of itself for promoting this gangster rap genre that espouses violence, mistreatment of women, hatred for the authority of police officers and emulates drug dealers and two-bit thugs," Young told the Sun. "It's not a good message for our young people, and it's not a good message for our community."

Young's request hit home with state gaming regulators, who warned this week that casinos will be held accountable if violent acts occur at any gangster rap performances.

The protest comes after the death of Sgt. Henry Prendes, a veteran officer who was gunned down by a budding Las Vegas rapper.

Young also stated that his comments are directed toward all rap artists, including mainstream emcees like Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent, whom he classified as "one of the worst. His whole act is predicated on violence. He's a mentor for all of the other gangster rappers in the making."

Despite Young's implications, some see otherwise.

"It's ridiculous," Morey Alexander, a longtime music promoter and record executive, told the Sun. "They're artists. They should have the right to play here."

Alexander played a role in launching the early careers of N.W.A., Kid Frost, Mellow Man Ace and others.

He recently signed rapper Canibus to a recording division of his Kent Entertainment Group.

Alexander relocated Kent Entertainment Group to Vegas a year ago. He admitted that there are "thugs" among gangster rappers as well as "thugs in every business. "There are thugs in government," he added.

Alexander further stated that there are far more good rappers than bad ones and that the best way to avoid violence is better police work and security screening at concerts.

Las Vegas has been the site of several rap-related murders over the last decade, including the unsolved shooting death of rap icon Tupac Shakur in 1996.

More recently, Kansas City rapper Anthony "Fat Tone" Watkins was slain in May 2005, and Vegas rapper Roosevelt "Mr. Looks" Hines was shot to death outside a recording studio a week later.
 
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Its so typical for the SHERIFF to blame the loss
of 1 of his officers on rap music and shows..............
but Its not like its gonna have an effect on us n the least.......
this being LAS VEGAS, we barely have a local scene as it is,
when ur talkin bout shows and makin moves anyway......
(promoters hate tryna work our city,
theres a million things goin on every night)
they already basically ban us from performing at venues......
the only place we had a chance @ was the HUNTRIDGE....
(where the BEASTIE BOYS "$2 BILL" was taped)
and that muthafuka been closed down a while now.....
the big artists perform all the large venues here
and the big artists even get the small clubs here.....
 
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Press Anouncement (If you are here because of the events of Wednesday, February 1st, PLEASE READ):


On behalf of the friends and family of Amir Rashid Crump, I’d appreciate it if you took the time to read this statement to try to clarify a few things in a time where not much is clear to anyone. Before we talk about Amir, however, I feel that it’s necessary that we express our deepest, heartfelt and genuine sympathy for the wife, daughters, and all loved ones of Sgt. Henry Prendes, during this difficult time. We hope they understand that we can appreciate their loss in a very real way. We would also like to wish a speedy recovery to Officer William Marx. They and their families will be in our prayers.


That being said, trying to justify Amir’s actions would prove as difficult as trying to explain them. It is simply impossible. Why he would make this decision, having already started down the road to success in his chosen profession, having already committed himself to the hard work that separates the accomplished from the failures in the music industry, having spent the better part of his 21 years on this planet as the good-hearted soul that he was, trying to explain the events of February 1st in this light, to those of us that knew him, is an exercise in futility. It just makes no sense to us. That person was not the Amir Crump (or Trajik, his rap name, which we usually referred to him as) that we knew. He was creative, with an ability to express himself that is rarely seen. He was a talented artist, the best I’ve ever worked with. It was a joy to sit in the same room as him and observe his creative process. He was funny, capable of instantly lighting up any room with a joke or a turn of phrase.


The Amir we knew was ambitious. As of recently, with his rap group Desert Mobb’s latest album “LYT CYTI” being released, he had re-dedicated himself to the promotion and marketing legwork that anyone in the music industry will tell you is necessary to make an album or a career blossom. He embraced what seemed like a bright future and a burgeoning career that had already included three well-received mix tapes, appearances on various compilation CDs, numerous live performances, and was even featured recently on “LA Rush”, a video game released earlier this year by Midway.


Amir was not without his past digressions, but it seemed obvious to all of us that he had left them precisely there; in his past. And I think it goes without saying that none of his past growing pains were anywhere near in magnitude to what happened, and again, this is why we cannot express in words the shock this is to all of us.


This heartbreaking and tragic situation has received quite a large amount of attention. It pains us to hear some people make light of what happened as a predictable by-product of a culture that fosters this kind of activity. It hurts because the Amir we knew was not a cliché. He was not so easily categorized, or defined. He wasn’t the “loose cannon” or “raucous neighbor” that we’ve seen from some who have been quoted. He should not be pigeonholed by such stereotypes.


So, our plea to you, the media, and those who cover this story, is this: Please, do not perpetuate the stereotype. Don’t blame the music. Don’t read through dozens of songs, written purely for entertainment, not unlike a novel or a movie script, and point out a line that alludes to violence as some kind of “sign” that we should have expected this. It’s absurd to do so. It is simply entertainment, an expression of one man’s observation and translation of real life, not a taped confession or proof of premeditation. Also, please don’t blame the culture. It didn’t drive Amir to do what he did. The music was a positive beacon in his life. It was his passion, his opus. We are still at a loss as to what exactly caused Amir to go over that edge, and we may never fully know the truth. These unanswered questions are our cross to bear. Lastly, please, point no fingers at black people or their culture in general. No one else need to be referred to regarding this situation where all involved have suffered a loss, least of all those who just so happen to be of the same race or listen to the same music.


We thank you for reading this statement and once again wish to offer our condolences to the families that were involved and to all who were affected by this senseless situation.

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i do construction. i be alll over. we got a job by a sub station and he be at it. I told him he was wrong for what he said and that he lost my vote. He was like im sorry to hear that but thats how i feel. I said fuck you, do u know how harder u just made it for local artist to try and make it? he said not my problem and walked of.
 
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YA ITS GONNA SUCK CUZ ONLY A FEW RAPPERS R KNOWN FROM VEGAS LIKE DOOMSDAY, CLIKA ONE, MR. NANO, AND JOHNNY BOY................... AND THERES MORE THAT AINT EVEN BEEN KNOWN OR HEARD
 
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The casinos are about money, the Sheriff doesn't run shit, the Casinos do. Thats why ain't shit gonna change for main stream rappers doin shows at Casinos. Locals take a beatin for this shit, and now UNLV which is a big spot for promotion for locals, is masking their direct violation of freedom of speech, by saying no to shows that promote criminal activity. But only local rappers will get the short end on that shit, you won't see metal heads gettin their shows canceled.
 
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