Violence in Music

Hi Sweets, 

Seems like lately the Hip Hop scene has been on fire and not in a good way. After the most recent incident a day before the 2014 VMAS, it made me question if we are in a BIGGIE/TUPAC era. Is beef followed by retaliation the way things are handled again in the music industry? Let's recap....

Rapper Wiz Khalifa is currently on his Under the Influence of Music tour with rapper Young Jeezy. Their Friday night show at the Shoreline Ampitheater in Mountain View, CA ended in tragedy when a man was shot backstage and died the next day at the hospital. The victim, 38-year old Eric Johnson was a promoter from Oakland, CA. As a result of this incident, Young Jeezy plus five others were arrested in Irvine, CA. Police allegedly found assault weapons in their possession. None of the suspects have been connected or charged in the death of Eric Johnson. Wiz canceled his show the day after the shooting in Chula Vista, CA at the Sleep Train Amphitheater. He has spoke out calling the incident a tragedy and giving his condolences to the family. 

Most recently at a pre VMA party at 1 OAK nightclub hosted by singer Chris Brown in Hollywood, CA, former CEO of Death Row Records Suge Knight was shot 6 times amongst a crowd of celebs and party goers. As the story developed, reports have surfaced that Knight may not have been the target in the shooting. Everyone is pretty tight-lipped about who was being protected and who the shooter may be. Luckily, Knight just got released from the hospital and is said to be recovering well from his injuries. The rapper The Game's camp had an altercation with security that same night outside of 1 OAK. The two incidents are believed to not be connected. 

With all this FIRE, I hope it doesn't turn into an EXPLOSION! 

-AngelAlysse xoxo