{"id":511283,"date":"2022-11-17T00:10:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T21:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/too-hort-e-40-declare-hip-hop-needs-an-intervention-in-powerful-op-ed\/"},"modified":"2022-11-17T00:10:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T21:10:57","slug":"too-hort-e-40-declare-hip-hop-needs-an-intervention-in-powerful-op-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/too-hort-e-40-declare-hip-hop-needs-an-intervention-in-powerful-op-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"#Too $hort &amp; E-40 Declare &#039;Hip Hop Needs An Intervention&#039; In Powerful Op-Ed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aefe3f38fd8e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aefe3f38fd8e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/too-hort-e-40-declare-hip-hop-needs-an-intervention-in-powerful-op-ed\/#%E2%80%9CToo_hort_E-40_Declare_Hip_Hop_Needs_An_Intervention_In_Powerful_Op-Ed%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Too $hort &amp; E-40 Declare &#039;Hip Hop Needs An Intervention&#039; In Powerful Op-Ed&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CToo_hort_E-40_Declare_Hip_Hop_Needs_An_Intervention_In_Powerful_Op-Ed%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Too $hort &amp; E-40 Declare &#039;Hip Hop Needs An Intervention&#039; In Powerful Op-Ed&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/11\/too-short-e-40-hip-hop-intervention-op-ed-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Too $hort &amp; E-40 Declare 'Hip Hop Needs An Intervention' In Powerful Op-Ed\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\"><span>Maury Phillips\/Wireimage<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy js-entry-text \" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Too $hort and E-40 are sick of the senseless violence plaguing rap, the genre they both love so much. The pair of West Coast OGs have used their platform to speak out hoping for a change by penning a powerful op-ed in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2022\/11\/takeoff-death-hip-hop-rap-violence\/672117\/\"><em>The Atlantic<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After naming the likes of fallen r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ers such as XXXTENTACION, Nipsey Hussle, PnB Rock, Pop Smoke, King Von, Young Dolph and most recently the loss of Takeoff, they chillingly wonder <em>\u201cwho\u2019s next?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClCMRTaPqxF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClCMRTaPqxF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\">A post shared by Vital Versatility (@vitalversatility)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>$hort and 40 are calling for an intervention in Hip Hop and they believe <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> is a root cause of a surge in violence in the culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe inner city is like the MMA Octagon\u2014it\u2019s the cage, the trap,\u201d they wrote. \u201cA lot of violent shit goes down, but it\u2019s still home for many hip-hop artists. And there\u2019s still a lot of hope, hunger, and love in the streets. We just need to find better ways to support each other. This is our generation\u2019s responsibility as much as it is for the young MCs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit\u201c200\u201d\" class=\"adUnits\" inserted=\"shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOne reason the violence has gotten worse is social media. Rappers are trying too hard to flex online to the detriment of their safety. These dudes are getting money at a faster rate than we ever did. We\u2019ve been to the s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> club when a rapper was sitting with walls of money\u2014like, <em>walls<\/em>: Each stack was three feet tall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can you throw that much money in one night? We have no idea. Some of these artists<b> <\/b>spend thousands on an outfit and millions on jewelry, then jump in their Bugatti or whatever and show off so much money that they can barely hold it in their hand for an Instagram photo.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter__right\" role=\"presentation\" data-qa=\"message_content\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\">\n<div class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\" data-qa=\"message-text\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\" data-qa=\"block-kit-renderer\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_section\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit\u201c300\u201d\" class=\"adUnits\" inserted=\"shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>E-40 and Too $hort aren\u2019t pointing the finger at one specific party but believe that all aspects of the industry need to join forces and find a better solution than what\u2019s going on right now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe industry needs change,\u201d they asserted. \u201cArtists need to move more carefully and strategically. Labels and music executives need to invest more in educational resources to protect the artists they work with. Managers must hire skilled security teams that can efficiently defuse tense situations. Rappers have to minimize their social-media activity and be more vigilant when they\u2019re out of their house.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit\u201c400\u201d\" class=\"adUnits\" inserted=\"shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Too $hort has first-hand experience with loss in Hip Hop. Too $hort saw 2Pac the night he was shot in Las Vegs, which he recalled during <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IMTYL8MeZOM\">a 2021 episode of his YouTube series,\u00a0<\/a><em>$hort Stories.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw 2Pac the night he got shot in Vegas,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was probably about a couple of hours, maybe, before it happened. I went to the fight, it was one of those classic Mike Tyson fights. He knocked him out in like 90 seconds. I was staying at the Luxor, and we were going in the hotel, and 2Pac, Suge and small little entourage, they was leaving.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stopped and talked for a minute or so, and he said, \u2018We about to switch up the fits and head to Club 662. It\u2019s going to be open mic and everybody\u2019s going to get on the mic.\u2019 I said cool, \u2018We\u2019re going to be there.\u2019 He never made it.\u201d\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Michael Saponara\">by Michael Saponara<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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