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Alicia Keys tries to clarify “Gangster Rap” government conspiracy comments
Alicia Keys tries to clarify “Gangster Rap” government conspiracy comments
Magazines must love it when celebrities give controversial comments, because it’s a surefire way to get a lot of publicity. In this case singer Alicia Keys was widely quoted as telling Bender Magazine that the US Government invented gangster rap as a means to incite violence in the African American community. But Keys now says that her comments were misconstrued and she didn’t ...
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