Young Buck Inspires DJs To Address Hip Hop Violence

Although Young Buck says he didn't do it, djs are responding to his alleged attack on a club dj who played The Game's It's Okay (One Blood) by refusing to play Young Buck's music.  So far, some Atlanta radio stations have also joined in and there will certainly be more action on the way.

First, let me make clear that I'm incredibly happy about this development.  The violence of far too many hip hop artists and their associates, some of whom include djs, has kept hip hop from developing in a positive and productive manner.

Although I would like to see such action come from the writing community, anyone familiar with writers, especially in the mainstream media (that includes Vibe, XXL, etc.), knows that writers do not generally have each other's backs.  In part, that's due to the actions of editors and publishers who directly benefit from hip hop violence and keep writers in line when it comes to touchy subjects that might alienate advertisers.

But back to the djs because, as one dj stated regarding the Young Buck situation in relationship to hip hop as a whole:
We gotta do today what we can do to prevent any more negative sh*t in hip-hop. We're already on the line now. DJ's are the only thing keeping this balanced because the artists are out of control.

And, you know what?  He's absolutely right.  No one else within hip hop is positioned to make the kind of change that club and radio djs can make if they are truly unified.

Everyone in the industry knows this, that's why Young Buck immediately went into damage control and why BME sent out a Young Buck-free version of Lil Scrappy's Money In The Bank mighty damn quick.

I know I tend to hope for too much when I see signs of organic political action in hip hop, as occurred with Jay-Z's Cristal boycott which I initially mistook for a political maneuver, but that's fine with me.  I'd rather live in the belief that individuals working together based on their self-interest can effect positive change in the world than simply accept the status quo and stack dollars.  The latter is a punk move, in my honest opinion.

In any case, such actions are long overdue and ProHipHop will support them whenever possible.

Comments

[somekidfromCT]

Props to the djs making change.