New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams Speaks On Having Drill Music Pulled From Social Media Due To Violence 

New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams is engaged on tackling the violence within the metropolis, and whereas doing so one of many strategies he’s working in the direction of, is having drill music pulled from social media.

In keeping with Billboard, on Friday, throughout a press convention, Mayor Adams spoke concerning the music and the connections it has to violence, as he urged social media platforms to tug the music. He mentioned, “I had no thought what drill rapping was, however I known as my son and he despatched me some movies, and it’s alarming. We’re going to pull collectively the social media corporations and sit down with them and inform them that you’ve a civic and company duty.”

He additionally spoke about Trump being banned from social media final yr after the Capitol riots and continued, “We pulled Trump off Twitter due to what he was spewing. But we’re permitting music, displaying of weapons, violence, we’re permitting it to remain on these websites.”

“We pulled Trump off Twitter … but we’re permitting music displaying of weapons, violence.”

— NYC Mayor Eric Adams (D), after his son despatched him drill rap movies, says he’ll attempt to get the movies banned from social media. pic.twitter.com/ATGmhpi4Bo

— The Recount (@therecount) February 11, 2022

Billboard studies that Mayor Adams additionally talked about a dialog with “very high identified” rappers concerning the matter is being organized. No explicit names have been talked about, nor was a timeframe for when the assembly would occur.

Adams’ name to have the music pulled from social media comes after two up-and-coming rappers have been just lately killed in New York Metropolis.

On February third, Tahjay Dobson, who was often known as Tdott Woo, was shot exterior of his dwelling in Brooklyn.

 

Bronx rapper Jayquan McKenley, often known as Chii Wvttz, was shot and killed whereas leaving a recording studio in Brooklyn.

Mayor Adams, who’s a Brooklyn native, spoke about Jayquan’s passing and mentioned, “I’m sorry we betrayed him and so many others like him, however you’ve gotten my phrase as your mayor that I can be looking for the hundreds of different Jayquans in our metropolis as a result of I used to be as soon as a Jayquan, too.”

 

 

 

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