Chach who is a Toronto born pop/R&B/Dance and hip-hop singer spoke at the news conference. Watch her video here at the Toronto Sun website
KJ also spoke about the need to use crime stoppers to help prevent and solve crimes. He referred to his crime stoppers video "My Mom's a snitch."
I spoke to CTV's MTV Canada and other media about this wave of guns being glamorized in music on November 26th 2010
CTV, the nations #1 broadcaster broadcasted it live via satellite across Canada.
Rapper Mindbender Supreme read a statement to the media
I spoke about the lost victims and their ages. Most of them were black males.
Chach, the voice of songs 'Starlight' and 'Longtime' and rappers Addi "Mindbender" Stewart and Kay Jeezy spoke to media at the corner of Dundas Street West and Howland Avenue behind the bus stop where 18-year-old Jarvis St. Remy was shot and killed. The Western Technical Commercial School graduate, who had been out visiting a friend, died May 9, 2009. His death remains unsolved.
Kids are dying like crazy this year that I even asked the Canadian rappers to show up at a news conference denouncing guns in their music. Only 3 showed up. There were 15 media outlets and everyone started calling me to "reschedule" when they saw all the coverage they could have gotten. Sorry, this was a genuine news conference not a promo opportunity. SMH on all you rappers. EPIC FAILURES! Call me a hater, do I care?
Read what's in this November 26th 2010 cover. I said it straight. Now maybe the US rappers will know why their asses are being banned from coming in here to perform. Around here this is serious stuff. Check out the list below and your lyrics before you buy your ticket Cam'ron. We have a wave of gun violence being influenced by gangsta rappers among other things.
Mindbender Supreme (Addi Stewart) spoke about the need to see the selfishness that causes some youth to shoot and kill others and that Hollywood images are also to be included if we are looking at an overall violence factor in the arts. He stated that hip-hop is not always to blame. Yes and I believe that Rapper Ghetto Child told me that in an interview coming up about his use of a gun to shoot up the club scene in the Rapper Classified video. The dynamic Ghetto Child (PJ Smith) urged kids that art must be clearly differentiated from real life and urged them not to pack guns. Stay tuned for my interview with him.More below:
Inside Toronto
Toronto Sun Part One
Toronto Sun Part Two
Toronto Star
CTV
Lets end the madness by listening to Rapper Classified's message for some of our lawmakers, residents and fans here.
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