NewsWhore
08-23-2007, 05:40 PM
Dominican rappers El Lapiz and Jo-A have come out in defense of their musical genre after the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) and the Attorney General's office announced that they have joined forces in an attempt to ban reggaeton music dealing with drug-related themes. These organizations, along with the National Drug Council and the Children and Young People's Advisor at the Attorney General's office want reggaetton with lyrics that encourage drug taking to be censored. El Lapiz, the most popular Dominican rapper of the moment, says that artists are singing against drug use, not promoting it, and says that if they have offended anyone they will try to raise the standards of their lyrics. Radio DJ Raffy El Negro says that the whole genre shouldn't be banned but that songs about drugs should be removed from the airwaves, while good songs should be allowed airtime.
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