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'Violent' Music Banned In Jamaica

Jamaican officials have slapped a ban on violent hip-hop songs and music by popular local acts such as MR. VEGAS, alleging the tunes glorify rape and murder.

The ban, instituted by the island's broadcast commission on Saturday (21Feb09), specifically forbids songs and music videos featuring daggering, a dance craze that simulates sexual pelvic grinding.

Dancehall star Mr. Vegas popularised the style after releasing a song and video of the same name in June (08).

The new regulations also dictate that all music with lyrics detailing gun violence, murder, rape or arson cannot be aired on TV or radio.

DJs will not even be allowed to play censored versions of the offending songs.

The controversial footage premiered on M.I.A.’s official website on Monday, but the hitmaker revealed shortly after that thanks to bosses at her label UMG, the video is not welcome on the world’s leading video sharing website.

“FUCK UMG WHO WONT SHOW IT ON YOUTUBE! FOR THE U.S >>>>>>WATCH HERE http://miauk.com/,” she Tweeted Monday. “OK NOT UMG FAULT!”

She later retracted the comment after finding it had been YouTube’s decision.

In the “Born Free” vid, military police round up red-headed boys in a series of violent raids and beat them to death. In one particularly disturbing scene, a 10-year-old boy is shot in the head in an effort to force other children to escape the concentration camps.

Reviewers have said the video is a commentary on the genocide of ethnic minorities and profiling and “the trampling of personal liberties, the bullying of the powerless by those with authority,” according to MTV.com
http://www.popcrunch.com/m-i-a-born-free-music-video-banned-from-youtube/

50 cent my toy soldier. Why was this not banned?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lc4TI-IBGc&feature=related


eminem like toy soldiers. Deferring young away from violence? or still an influence t engage in it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lexLAjh8fPA

Same arguement as eminems toy soldiers?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D3crqpClPY&ob=av2e


50 cent heat 2 versions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZIc8VSonVY&ob=av2e [Accepts violence as its in a game format? not as graphic but can be sen to have same effects as non animated videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x46E29PEBCo [known as the street version. not as graphic as animated video but still shows a 'gangster' representation of a well known artist. may influence admirers