British musician Tricky (no I don't know who he is either) blames Hip-Hop for rising crime in the UK, insisting 'it has created a generation of angry and violent young men'. Check out the report via
Contact Music below:
The artist, who mixes rock, hip-hop and pop in his music, claims parts of Britain are now more dangerous than New York, and the popular hip-hop culture must be held responsible.
Tricky - who has performed with Massive Attack - says, "I love hip-hop, but it has to take some responsibility for the gun culture we've got over here. We're getting super-violent. You can walk around the Bronx for days on end and nobody bothers you. "In England, you can say the wrong thing in a pub and, before you know it, you've got a bottle over your head or a bullet in your brain. English people have got quicker tempers."
His genuine opinion? Maybe. A publicity stunt? A possibility. Stupid? Hell yes! Granted the crime rate here in the UK has risen in recent years (and is a hot topic in the media at present), it's very unoriginal to take aim at Hip-Hop. To say the mainstream UK Hip-Hop movement is lacking would be an understatement, so I'm assuming he means US Hip-Hop (the only kind we're exposed to on mass). Yet, he's contradicting himself in his 'parts of England are tougher than the Bronx' statement, as it's largely the same thing we're listening to around the globe. What's more, without generalising, it's highly unlikely that you'd find your average Hip-Hop listener in a 'pub'. For someone who claims to 'love Hip-Hop', he sure did little to show it.
In a broader context, I wanted to know if you feel Hip-Hop is responsible for violence/crime in your own locality/country? If so, why? If not, why?
Your thoughts?
