UK Town Plans Rap Ban
01/08/2008
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(Gigwise) All pubs and clubs in the Berkshire town of Reading could be forced to ban 'Gangsta Rap' from their venues following a spate of violence in the early hours of New Year's Day. A massive brawl involving around 20 people spilled out onto the street outside the Café du Sport venue into the town, with a 24-year-old man suffering serious damage to his head from a glass bottle. Town inspector John Relph is meeting up the club manager and will discuss whether the music inside in the venue had any impact on spurring the violence. Inspector Relph, said: "If the general consensus throughout all town centre bars and clubs is that the heavier side of R'n'B, hip hop and gangsta rap music attracts violence, Thames Valley Police will look into banning it. - more on this story 
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