The recent shooting death of Migos rapper, Takeoff, has ignited a new conversation among artists and industry leaders on possible solutions to violence.
of hip-hop emerged and produced artists like Grandmaster Caz of The Cold Crush Brothers. Caz said that in those days hip-hop music was used as a form of escape.
He said the “crack generation” led to a major disconnect between the older generation and the younger one. From left, Ty Ty, Lenny Santiago, Elijah Kelley, Emory Jones, Jay Z & Tim Weatherspoon at San Vicente Bungalows in Los Angeles for June Ambrose's 50th birthday.“That’s all my father would preach to us: Get good grades, play a sport, some s--- like that,” he recalled. “They old school so they don’t know that rap — you could become a millionaire. My dad didn’t realize that until it happened to me.
But, Lenny said, it’s not easy to break through to a young artist who may feel they don’t need advice when they’ve already achieved material success.