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http://www.siccness.net - NEW ORLEANS -- Kwame Gates, who goes by the rapper name K-Gates, has produced a documentary about violence in New Orleans, called "Murda Capital." He is hoping to shed light on the problems facing this city and stop the cycle of murder and violent crime. Even though he is a rapper, he believes the rap culture has had a strong influence on young people, glorifying drugs, money and violence.
He introduced us to Althea Phillips, whose four sons were all killed in gun violence. As we left her house, Gates introduced us to a couple of rappers who call themselves the 8-9 Boys. "It's borderline 9th Ward, 8th Ward," they explained.
Gates said his friend Al, who goes by the rap name Easy Money, now has a son and is re-thinking the rapper lifestyle. "You know, they kind of stereotyped us as a gang when they really was just a group of friends who was trying to do something positive, when they stereotyped us as a gang," Easy Money said. Gates and Easy Money s...
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