[techweenie]

Thank you, Jeff. You proved your point, I think.

There are a couple of groups referenced that actually sold quite a few records, so this isn't super-obscure stuff that was dredged up.

I remember the cop-killer brouhaha. It's ironic the writer/singer now plays a cop on TV. I also have a friend who has done business with Dr. Dre, and considers him one of the most well-spoken, intelligent people he's ever met.

But pandering to the 'thug life' devotees with the kind of lyrics you printed kinda makes their true selves irrelevant. I don't buy the 'it's only entertainment' excuse.

Maybe this stuff didn't directly contribute to racial violence, but it seems to me to be far worse than the Prussian Blue lyrics I've seen.