 Last issue we told about the grievances and misgivings some in New York were having toward Hip Hop powerhouse Hot 97. There was a call to boycott the station because there appeared to be a lack of on air response to the Diallo verdict. We asked for letters and feedback and also issued an online poll. As of this morning with over 3200 votes casted, the call to boycott Hot 97 is 53% with a 'No to Boycott' receiving 46%. Check out the on line poll at http://www.daveyd.com There's a sampling of the dozens of letters we received on this explosive topic.
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Davey D Dave As a true hip-hop kid who grew up in NY. I gotta say that maybe a boycott is not the route to go. I am outraged by the decision to acquit the officers and agree that the officers should be suspended. I also believe that the station should have commented on the verdict, however, I am pronged to believe that the lack of commenting was more of a bad judgement call than an outright disregard to the importance and ramifications of such a verdict. I now reside outside of NY, but remain a loyal fan of Hot 97. I say this because I have been a listener from the onset and I have seen the impact that the radio personalities, DJ's and other personnel have made upon the lives of NY's young listeners. HOT 97 has opened up opportunities for many Latino and black's, not only by providing a much needed outlet for our music, but also by providing job opportunities and a sense of awareness to issues relevant to our communities through it's programming such as Street Soldiers. Through such programming, HOT 97 has also opened the eyes of mainstream America. When I weigh all the positives of the radio station against this lapse of judgement, I see that a boycott would only hurt the people that HOT 97 has always sought to help. Maybe instead of a boycott, we should fight to get an apology or some sort of recognition fro the mistake. A boycott in this instance does us no good. C.Cantave
Asking a dog 2 quack is pointless. Asking a fish 2 walk is dumb. Asking a cannibal 2 B a vegatarian is futile. Asking ignorant niggas 2 get involved in something of substance B4 it's a trend or just 2 simply be Black is perposterous. Puffy, Trick Daddy, Cash Money Millionares, Hot Boys, the Missy/Timberland camp, Death Row, Aftermath, the DPG, Mo Thugs Family, Murder Inc., No Limit, etc R all ignant ass, blind, deaf, and dumb niggas who R happy 2 B niggas. Fighting on behalf of Black people, standing up 4 something other than the money in their pockets, respecting anything that is not material is a totally foreign concept 2 them. Standing up 4 themselves and doing anything that could affect their music contracts would be entirely 2 difficult 4 the whole lot of them and all those like them. Willie Lynch is dancing in his grave and showing all his teeth everytime one of those idiots release an album and everytime we respond positively 2 them..... Davey D A boycott of Hot 97 will never happen. Too many influential Hip Hop artists are more concerned with getting their records played or getting an on air show then they are standing up and putting some one in check. Every week I read about the on going activism with the Hip Hop community out on the west coast and I've come to the sad conclusion, that no matter how hard and how down New Yorkers may wish to portray themselves, they are way soft when it comes to important matters like these. If you ever want to see some of these artists standing up for 'their rights', try shutting down Hot 97. Those Negroes will speak up defend Hot97 more then they did Diallo. JB Bronx NY |