50 Cent discusses social media’s hyperlinks to violence in hip-hop

50 Cent has mentioned the position of social media in modifications to violence inside hip-hop communities.

• READ MORE: A 12 months after his demise, Pop Smoke’s affect lives on in drill scenes throughout the globe

Talking as a part of his new TV present Hip Hop Homicides, which investigates the demise of quite a lot of rappers together with XXXTentacion, Pop Smoke and extra, 50 Cent mentioned that the benefit with which footage could be shot of incidents comparable to these has modified the quantity of violence in these circles.

When discussing the demise of Pop Smoke within the new present’s first episode 50 mentioned (by way of HotNewHipHop): “I feel it’s the identical vitality however we’re in a unique interval so it appears totally different. It’s gonna occur the place everybody can have a look on digicam.”

He added: “Due to social media, everybody’s concerned now. As a result of these children in center America are clicking the fucking button to look and are fascinated with the killings as a result of they’re residing on a aspect so wild in comparison with the conservative way of life they’re having.”

50 Cent shares his ideas on whether or not Hip Hop is getting extra violenthttps://t.co/FoC4kyecyo pic.twitter.com/OpfR829gZl

— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) November 9, 2022

Pop Smoke was shot and killed throughout a house invasion theft at a home within the Hollywood Hills in February 2020. 4 defendants had been charged final July with homicide and theft in relation to the rapper’s demise, following 5 arrests made earlier that month, and one among three juvenile suspects within the case.

The youngest of the defendants is a 15-year-old baby, with a Los Angeles Police Division detective testifying in Could 2021 that the unnamed 15-year-old allegedly admitted he had shot Pop Smoke throughout a recorded interview with a cellmate at a juvenile detention middle in Could 2020.

Extra not too long ago, Migos rapper Takeoff was fatally shot at a bowling alley in Houston, Texas final week. In line with a preliminary post-mortem report, the 28-year-old (actual title Kirsnick Khari Ball) died from gunshot wounds to move and torso within the early hours of November 1.