Sunday, February 20, 2011

UPDATE: Saturday's 'Youth Can Lead' Rally Against Racy Radio Rap

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Soldiers On a Mission (S.O.M.) perform their song "La Da Da Da" about mindless radio rap

Saturday night in Stafford, Texas a unified group of musicians and professional speakers attempted to motivate teenagers to lead a rebellion against sexually explicit songs being played on Houston radio stations.

The free "Youth Can Lead" conference took place from 6pm to midnight at Triumph Church and included performances and breakout sessions from local Christian rappers Tre9, Von Won, Gifted da Flamethrowa, 007 (from the 5th Ward Boyz), Frontline Movement, Governor, and Bless'T.

Hip hop segment organizer Bobby "Tre9" Herring said there were over 700 people in attendance and the crowd maintained a high energy throughout the night.

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Bobby "Tre9" Herring shows off his "Follow Me As I Follow Jesus" tee

A key focus of the rally included a call to target the song "Let's Make a Movie" by Chicago rapper Twista and R&B artist Chris Brown.

The track, which is in rotation at both 97.9 KBXX and Hot 95.7, is about the narrators' attempts to persuade a female to film their sexual tryst.


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Over 700 people reportedly attended the "Youth Can Lead" rally

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Many attendees signed up to make a formal complaint to the FCC

Several event participants said they were surprised by the amount of negative comments their efforts received after an article about the campaign was featured on Chron.com.

"We definitely have a lot of work to do," Ronnie "Reconcile" Lillard said.

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Rapper Von Won holds the mic for Corey Paul during his "Super Stupid Crazy Dumb" song

All photos courtesy of Von Won.

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