Intersting details are arising from the investigation into the fatal shooting of five people outside Club Vinyl early Saturday morning. One, I discovered that the Arbys is actually open at 2 am. Two, the police and City Council are trying to place some blame on E-40, the rapper who performed that night, saying he tends to attract rival gangs. How do they know this? Did they conduct a study of all the venues he has played? Three, E-40’s moniker refers to the fact he is 41 (presumably he came up with it when he was 40; in which case it should now be E-41). The “E” apparently refers to his first name, Earl. Certainly one thing we should blame this guy for is his lame rap moniker. No one gets it. WD-40 would have been a better choice. Or even French Vanilla Ice.
This is what the soon-to-be-defunct Rocky had to say:
The rapper, originally from Vallejo, Calif., is 41 and on his MySpace page, boasts he's a "rap innovator, a business-savvy tycoon and one of the music industries most consistent success stories."
His raps are varied - a track called Earl urges youths not just to dream of being athletes or entertainers but to become lawyers as well.
However, he also raps about being a drug dealer and a pimp and has a track, Pole, as an homage to strippers.
Apparently his message encouraging law as a profession got lost in the translation. Or perhaps the shooters thought he was encouraging them to get to know the legal system and/or hire lawyers.
I will keep you posted regarding further developments.
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