Friday, September 20, 2013

Hip Hop artist : Rappers can help reduce violence

Rapper Common speaks about the violence that has plagued his hometown during an interview with The Associated Press Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, in Chicago. The Grammy-award wining hip hop artist who has openly worried about the violence in Chicago, was in his hometown to help celebrate the city's music scene, when he was confronted with a brutal reminder of what he's been talking about: a story about a hail of gunfire that wounded 13 people the night before. "It makes me think I got to do more; we got to do more," he said during the interview. Common spoke after giving a speech as the keynote speaker at the Chicago Music Summit, a conference to help local musicians and music professionals with their careers. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) CHICAGO (AP) — Grammy-award hip hop artist Common, who has openly worried about the violence in Chicago, was in his hometown Friday to help celebrate the city's music scene when he was confronted with a brutal reminder of what he's been talking about: a story about a hail of gunfire that wounded 13 people.








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