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PRODUCER FREDWRECK SET TO DO ANTI-WAR SONG
As for the radio show we had producer Fredwreck who is best known for producing tracks for Xzibit, Nate Dogg and Snoop. He announced on our show that he Snoop, Xzibit and a number of other popular Cali artists are going to be doing an anti-war song. Apparently more then a few folks aren't too keen on this impending war with Iraq. Fredwreck explained that when you turn on TV you never hear the perspective of younger people, cats from the hood and people who are down with Hip Hop. He noted that when he walks around and talks to folks like Snoop
or the Eastsidaz they express some very strong concerns about us going to war. They fully realize that the first folks to go will be cats from the hood. Hence he felt it was important that folks voice their opinion and give the public another perspective to think about before rushing off to war.
During the show we spoke about what sort of reaction would take place if an artist like Eminem got on stage and said 'Do Not Go to War'. We speculated that things would change in a heartbeat. A lot of these artist have tremendous power and the potential to shift public opinion. Its no wonder Hip Hop has come under attacks in recent months with government officials trying to draw connections between certain groups and terrorists.
In any case Fredwreck the current media coverage is way top biased and it needs to be countered. We'll keep you posted on the details of that song. When we last spoke we Fredwreck was attempting to connect with Daddy O to see how their anti-war song could be included with the Self-Destruction Stop the Violence Project that is underway.
PRODUCER FREDWRECK SET TO DO ANTI-WAR SONG
As for the radio show we had producer Fredwreck who is best known for producing tracks for Xzibit, Nate Dogg and Snoop. He announced on our show that he Snoop, Xzibit and a number of other popular Cali artists are going to be doing an anti-war song. Apparently more then a few folks aren't too keen on this impending war with Iraq. Fredwreck explained that when you turn on TV you never hear the perspective of younger people, cats from the hood and people who are down with Hip Hop. He noted that when he walks around and talks to folks like Snoop
or the Eastsidaz they express some very strong concerns about us going to war. They fully realize that the first folks to go will be cats from the hood. Hence he felt it was important that folks voice their opinion and give the public another perspective to think about before rushing off to war.
During the show we spoke about what sort of reaction would take place if an artist like Eminem got on stage and said 'Do Not Go to War'. We speculated that things would change in a heartbeat. A lot of these artist have tremendous power and the potential to shift public opinion. Its no wonder Hip Hop has come under attacks in recent months with government officials trying to draw connections between certain groups and terrorists.
In any case Fredwreck the current media coverage is way top biased and it needs to be countered. We'll keep you posted on the details of that song. When we last spoke we Fredwreck was attempting to connect with Daddy O to see how their anti-war song could be included with the Self-Destruction Stop the Violence Project that is underway.