It’s Time for Hip-Hop to Address its Problem With Guns at Concerts

When four people were shot at a hip-hop concert at Irving Plaza this past week, a shooting that left one dead, and that we’re now finding out was done by one of the acts, Troy Ave, there was a disturbing reaction in hip-hop. No one wanted to address the issue.

There were cries that this isn’t just a hip-hop problem. There were people bringing up the issues other genres of music have at shows. What was missing, however, was anyone attempting to deal with the elephant in the room – hip-hop concerts have a gun problem.

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