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Dallas
authorities have reason to believe that a nightclub shooting between
rival gangs, which left two people dead and four others injured last
weekend, was sparked by a Lil' Jon song. |
Dallas authorities have reason to
believe that a nightclub shooting between rival gangs, which left
two people dead and four others injured last weekend, was sparked by
a Lil' Jon song.
According to Dallas Morning News, two gangs -- one from East Dallas
and the other from South Dallas -- were at the El Angel nightclub on
Sunday (July 16) to attend a birthday party and had agreed to put
their rivalry aside for the evening.
An hour later, police say Lil Jon's "Put Yo Hood Up" was played and
the two gangs begun fighting, quickly emptying the club. The
skirmishing between the two groups continued outside and guns were
eventually pulled out.
22-year-old Lendl Carey and 20-year-old Kenneth Haggerty were shot
and killed. The injured were rushed were to a nearby hospital where
they were treated and released.
"Put Yo Hood Up," which urges listeners to represent their
neighborhoods via hand signs, has been linked to another murder in
Arkansas.
When police reports associating the murders to hip-hop surfaced,
Dallas based rappers and DJ's responded by voicing their outrage.
"It's crazy that police would say something like that," Mr. Pookie
told the Morning News. "When alcohol is involved and tempers flare,
shit happens. A song can't make somebody shoot someone."
"Dallas police have no business calling 'Put Yo Hood Up' a
'flashpoint' for violence," said DJ Big Bink of The Beat. "When they
make statements like that, it shows how ignorant they are toward
hip-hop culture."
"The songs played, they have nothing to do with nothing," Marcus
Francia, the brother of the man whose birthday was being celebrated
at the club told the Associated Press. "I've been to a lot of clubs,
and they play the same songs at every club. I don't think that would
prompt nobody."
Authorities are still looking for shooters.
by Jolene "foxxylady" Petipas allhiphop |
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