Tricky Blames Hip-Hop For Fuelling Gun / Knife Crime
Published Monday, 26th May, 2008 at 2:56 PM
Tricky has blamed hip-hop for fuelling gun and knife crime.
The Bristol artist, who recently announced details of his comeback album 'Knowle West Boy', told Uncut magazine:
"I love hip hop. But it has to take some responsibility for the gun culture we've got over here. We're getting super-violent. You can walk around the Bronx for days on end and nobody bothers you."
"In England, you can say the wrong thing in a pub and, before you know it, you've got a bottle over your head or a bullet in your brain. English people have got quicker tempers."
Tricky also went on to discuss fashion in relation to the crime: "What have they got to get them through hard times? We had punk rock and ska and bands that made you feel you could do anything. We were into clothes in a big way. Anything to take our minds off the stress."
"They don't have to think about getting dressed. They get the baseball cap and trainers on, that's all it is."
"But they've got nothing to take the pressure off." Tricky added, "That's maybe why they're more violent than we were. That and the fact they have access to serious artillery. We used to throw stones at each other. Now they shoot bullets at each other. Hip-hop has got a lot to do with that."
