Several rappers have died over the past couple of years in beef stemming from violence in their videos. Jadakiss says record labels should be held accountable for the violence they promote.
“Record labels are being successful off nonsense. Somebody went out, did something stupid, recorded a song about it and was able to get a lot of streams, and that became a thing with the whole drill scene. They actually going out, gettin’ active and doin’ stuff and then go into the studio and make a song about what they just did. That should get nipped in the bud as soon as it got created,” he said on the I Am Athlete podcast.
He continued. “But nobody’s going to these labels saying they wrong for this. We just blaming it on the kids. So, like my brother said, he don’t like to just put all the blame on these young artists because the radio stations are making them the top songs of the playlist. And the labels are still signing them. They even got it…they puttin’ out life insurance on these young kids now. Others were surprised at the revelation, but it’s been common for some time. The labels. ‘Cause they gamblin’ on you to do something dumb, so they can profit after you die. So, this is getting ridiculous.”
Is he right?
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