Do not listen to this ignorant person, the Soothsayer. This individual is one of the reasons that America is falling further in further behind of other leading nations. Total Ignorance is more harmful than rap music could ever be. Remember Soothsayer, rap music does not kill people ignorant people like you with guns and weapons kill people. Since we are talking about music let's talk about how many people commit suicide and overdose on pills that listens to rock and alternative music. Based on your thoughts, I should believe that most rock and alternative musicians are depressed drug addicts. That young girls who listen to this music are going to do illegal drugs and have sex with everybody because they are high on coke and ecstasy and they believe wearing less clothes is the key to success. Which granted must of them are? However, I do not know any of them personally and would have to speak about each one individually to determine if this is the case. It is called research. Research that you probably would not know where to begin to start because you are obviously ignorant. Research that I could conduct, but it is of no social importance. For example, Ice cream sales correlate with an increase of murders. Soothsayer is probably saying, “ Oh so when ice cream sales are high then murder rates will be high.”. No dummy, just like you think rap music is the source of violence in the black community. Murder rates increased at the same time ice cream sales increased because of the summer and more people being out and about. Your argument is invalid and not sound. Furthermore it makes you look ridiculous. But that is exactly what you are going for. I bet you post ignorant comments all over the internet.

I meet people like the soothsayer all the time. To make up for their lack of education and fear of strong healthy black people, It makes ignorant statements to piss off people. This is the only way that they can make people mad. A coward and a fool. That is what it is.

So when you die, we will be glad that there is one less ignorant person off the internet. Because we all know that you are not bold enough and do not believe the stuff you are saying to be able to say in the streets where the real world is. If you are lets see you do it. And not at a KKK rally either. Do they still exist?

So we all can say:
Thank you lord, one ignorant person gone!!!! Wayyy to many ignorant people to go!

P.S. You think too much. Try reading a children's book it is easier for you small brain to absorb.

LOL - PEACE

The POS that shot him no doubt was hooked up into the gangster lifestyle.

Evidenced by the fact the dumba$$ was caught within an hour at LAX with a handgun in his waistband....great job TSA!

Reading must have not been your specialty in all of those nights of college....:D

As far as my comments, I didn't say that all black people are bad nor did I say that any black people are bad. I said that rap is permeating and killing a generation of black youth. If white kids were running around with AK's killing each other because one side was a Debbie Gibson fan and the other was a Madonna fan...I would be calling them out too.

I said that these rapper gansters who are promoting that trash are bad. It was not an indictment of all black people--just all rap nonsense. For crying out loud, we have eminem and vanilla ice!

It is a toxic music, a toxic lifestyle, and a waste of valuable time on this planet to listen to, sell, or make that nonsense. It is killing people (rappers) who have little redeeming qualities for society and filling up prisons with people who think their only recourse in life is to become a ganster-drug dealer-cop killer-pimp- whatever.

It isn't the beat or the style of the music...R&B isn't a problem. It is the kill whitey, ride the ho, kill the gangster, pop a cop nonsense that I am talking about.

But I guess you are right and I am wrong. There aren't a world's worth of inner city kids convinced by this music that killing and drug dealing is the way out. There isn't a world's worth of kids that are told education is wrong or not acting your race. There isn't a cemetery full of youth killed by violence largely permeated by this music and lifestyle. Nope, I am all wrong.

Soothsayer

Dolla was easily twice as good a rapper as 50 cent.

it is easy to see why we will NEVER have an open and honest dialogue on race relations. the way we stereotype people based on the actions of a few is insulting in both directions. As BT said, each of us is responsible for our own actions, and who we are is a result of all the choices we make. I listened to some of the most degrading, violent lyrics when as a youngster, but my parents instilled values in me, and so far my credit's good, i have committed no crime, and i make damn good money as a professional, college educated person. so to lump everyone in together by what they listen to is crazy. For that matter, my sister listened to gangsta rap, and is now a doctor and is engaged to a white professional male. Doesnt look like that culture got to us at all. Just some good beats for those long nights of studying...

Think about how many people Russell Simmons employs. He is head of Def Jam Records, Phat Farm, co-owner of RUN Athletics, and (with his now I guess ex-wife Kimora) started Baby Phat.

Think about Jay-Z, head of Roc-a-Fella Reocrs. No Jay-Z = no Roc-a-Wear. No Jay-Z = no 40/40 club in NYC.

Then you have Puffy (Puff Daddy/Diddy/Whatever other dumb name he has now). No Puffy = no Sean Jean. No Bad Boy Records. No restaurant chains. (Puffy also has non-rap artists on his label too ya'know).

Think about what you are saying when you say these people have done nothing for the world. I disagree with their messages but this is a business first and foremost and people do what they need to do to make money and keep their business alive.

Think of how empty malls would be without those name brand clothes. Think of all the people who wouldn't have jobs.

You pointed out 2 labels and expect that to be representative of the entire industry? You could have AT LEAST used Russell Simmons (Head of Def Jam). Instead of being so snotty you could do better research.

Look up the head execs at Arista, Columbia, Virgin, etc. They aren't dumb nor are they black nor are they thugs.

Useless nonsense caused by people listening to their music? What are we? Six? Don't blame the music, each person is responsible for his/her own actions.

Rappers give jobs to many people. When they buy a new car a factory worker keeps his/her job. When they go on trips, hotels make money to employ their staff.

Why is there such contention towards rappers? They contribute to the economy just like CEOs of big firms do, if not MORE.

You don't even know what the altercation was about and you condemn a guy? You know very little of this man yet you are rejoice in his death? Wow. Sorry doesn't even begin to explain it.

Another lowlife off the street. Another young punk rapper who will not be terrorizing the streets of Atlanta and catching innocent people in the crossfire.

If his parents are upstanding people, sure I feel bad for them. But I won't sit around and weep for another lowlife who went and got himself killed.

The story is that he had some sort of altercation with someone on the plane. Gee I fly all over the world and I have never had an altercation yet.

Rap=violence=death=typical trash.

I can't help but feel these youngters' choices are related to what discipline they received, or did not receive, during their raising. All my buddies' parents - and my parents - whipped our ass growing up. The Principal whipped us too! And ALL our parents whipped each other's children; then called the other parents and we'd get it a second time when we got home! Guess what? We're all successful adults, with successful children and successful relationships. Go figure.

Walt, sadly much of what you said is the truth. My concern is I'm not sure if you're getting some form of pleasure from all of this.

Soothsayer, I'm not sure what to make of your comments but I will say I feel sorry for you. It can't be easy going through life with that much hate.

We're more sensitive than we ever were but that doesn't mean that everyone is sensitive to things that make no sense to them and that they cannot relate to. But I won't add my insensitive remark here - we don't know what really happened - we don't know if this guy's death had anything to do with his lifestyle. I don't even know anything about his lifestyle. Just because he's a rapper don't mean we can jump to the conclusion that he's a thug and his death is a result of it.

hopefully, soothsayer, you will change your heart before its your turn to go. regardless of how anyone feels about any genre of music, this was someone's kid. the same way my heart bleeds for teenagers that die driving drunk, i dont condone what they do and think they are stupid, but i am saddened by the loss... you got a lot of growing up to do.

Slowly but surely the rappers are diminishing

One down, way too many to go