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Has Hip-Hop played a huge part in the latest tragedy to hit the United States? Some people would like to think so.
A week ago, the world was shocked and devastated by the atrocities of the bombing of the Boston Marathon. The first act of terrorism on US soil since 9/11 saw the world’s news outlets focus on the city of Boston. As the sole survivor of the two Tsarnaev brothers, Dzhokhar, was on the run, the world’s media went crazy over trying to collect as much information on the suspects as possible. “What was Dzhokhar like at school?” According to class-mates, he was a normal kid. “How did he fit in socially?“ He allegedly smoked weed and liked to party, like a typical teenager. “What hobbies did they have?” Dzhokhar worked as a life-guard and Tamerlan was an amateur boxer. Here comes the killer question: “What kind of music did they listen to?” Hip-Hop music. Uh-oh, shit just got real.
As information was being drip-fed to us via CNN, BBC, FOX, Sky News and other major news outlets. I predicted and anticipated that something was going to be blamed for Boston Bombings. When the information was vague at first, I predicted that video games would be blamed for their behaviour. “Those violent video games Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty are turning young Americans into terrorists!” That never came to fruition. Then a high-school chum of Dzhokhar mentioned that Dzhokhar liked a bit of weed, I assumed that this was the go-to direction for the media. “All the weed smoke turned him into a recluse in society and his mind became warped, all due to weed!” Never happened. Once the amateur boxing career of Tamerlan was mentioned, that was another angle I thought they might take. “Maybe being punched out on a regular basis gave him brain damage and his behavioural traits changed dramatically and went crazy ala Chris Benoit.” This never came to be either.
If you're interested in reading the rest of the article check it out here http://thekoalition.com/2013/04/is-h...ston-bombings/
Has Hip-Hop played a huge part in the latest tragedy to hit the United States? Some people would like to think so.
A week ago, the world was shocked and devastated by the atrocities of the bombing of the Boston Marathon. The first act of terrorism on US soil since 9/11 saw the world’s news outlets focus on the city of Boston. As the sole survivor of the two Tsarnaev brothers, Dzhokhar, was on the run, the world’s media went crazy over trying to collect as much information on the suspects as possible. “What was Dzhokhar like at school?” According to class-mates, he was a normal kid. “How did he fit in socially?“ He allegedly smoked weed and liked to party, like a typical teenager. “What hobbies did they have?” Dzhokhar worked as a life-guard and Tamerlan was an amateur boxer. Here comes the killer question: “What kind of music did they listen to?” Hip-Hop music. Uh-oh, shit just got real.
As information was being drip-fed to us via CNN, BBC, FOX, Sky News and other major news outlets. I predicted and anticipated that something was going to be blamed for Boston Bombings. When the information was vague at first, I predicted that video games would be blamed for their behaviour. “Those violent video games Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty are turning young Americans into terrorists!” That never came to fruition. Then a high-school chum of Dzhokhar mentioned that Dzhokhar liked a bit of weed, I assumed that this was the go-to direction for the media. “All the weed smoke turned him into a recluse in society and his mind became warped, all due to weed!” Never happened. Once the amateur boxing career of Tamerlan was mentioned, that was another angle I thought they might take. “Maybe being punched out on a regular basis gave him brain damage and his behavioural traits changed dramatically and went crazy ala Chris Benoit.” This never came to be either.
If you're interested in reading the rest of the article check it out here http://thekoalition.com/2013/04/is-h...ston-bombings/
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