Alicia Keys Clarifies Controversial "Gangsta Rap" Statement
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Alicia Keys has released a statement in regards to her comment about "gangsta rap being a ploy created to convince black people to kill each other". (you can read the original post on that by clicking *"HERE":http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/155850*)In a classic case of back peddling, Ms. Keys says "her comments made to Blender Magazine were misrepresented". ""My comments about `gangsta rap' were in no way trying to suggest that the government is responsible for creating this genre of rap music," Keys said in a statement issued by J Records. "The point that I was trying to make was that the term was oversloganized by some of the media causing reactions that were not always positive. Many of the `gangsta rap' lyrics articulate the problems of the artists' experiences and I think all of us, including our leaders, could be doing more to address these problems including drugs, gang violence, crime, and other related social issues.""As for the AK-47 remark, Keys said Tuesday that AK-47 is a nickname given to her by friends "as an acronym for Alicia Keys and a metaphor for wowing people with my music and performances, `killing 'em dead' on stage. The reference was in no way meant to have a literal, political or negative connotation."Blender magazine is sticking by their original story. *Do you guys think Blender somehow twisted her story around, or is Alicia's PR squad doing damage control?* 
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