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Public Enemy, Cypress Hill & More Team Up To Occupy Los Angeles Skid Row

On January 15, Public Enemy is teaming up with Cypress Hill, King T, The Dogg Pound, Mellow Man Ace, Sir Jinx, Kid Frost, the L.A. Posse and The Egyptian Lover to give a free concert on L.A.’s Skid Row.

The “Occupy Skid Row” concert is being organized by Chuck D and Skid Row activist General Jeff, who also happens to be a longtime Hip-Hop producer and a former member of Rodney O & Joe Cooley.

The event, which also takes place on Dr. Martin Luther King’s holiday, will be held from 1:30 to 5:30, and will be used as a way to spotlight such issues as homelessness in Los Angeles and other cities around the United States.

It’s estimated that Los Angeles’ Skid Row has a population of over 4,300 homeless people.

The concert will kick off a larger movement, which aims to also “Occupy the Radio,” in order to make radio stations play more local music.

“Then we mobilizing occupy PROTESTS on radio stations for community, 25% artist takeback.There are only a few groups that own many,” Chuck D. tweeted.

The public is urged to come out and show support.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Snoop Dogg Takes Waka To School Over Wiz Beef!

SNOOP TAKES WAKA FLOCKA TO POSITIVITY SCHOOL

I love it when rapper school other rappers, even when they have a past indelibly linked to BEEF! Remember how Snoop got in the game? Dissing Easy-E and everybody else that was on Dr. Dre’s neck at the time. Anyway, Snoop is a wiser man these days and has stepped in to stop the beef brewing between Waka Flocka and Wiz Khalifa. Wiz is the homey and a really good dude so I don’t know why Waka is going after him. Seems pointless. Nevertheless, here is what Snoop told Big Boy on the radio, “I’ma holla at Waka Flocka. That’s where big Uncle Snoop come in at, ’cause we ain’t about that negativity and none of that beef. We too old for that. I’ma snatch him up by the collar and say, ‘Look here, partna. You got somethin’ to say to Wiz, get at him personally.’ We peaceful. We on nothing but peace right now. This is my guy right here. I love Wiz ’cause he got the right spirit that Hip Hop needs. Too much negativity in the industry that always overwhelms his kind of spirit, and I’m here to let people know that this is the right kind of spirit.”

Can’t we all just get along?