The debate surrounding gangster rap has flared up again after the explosion in Grimsta last night, where a well-known rapper is suspected of involvement. Another famous rapper is listed at the address where the crime took place.
But the discussion should not be about wanting to censor art, but about the cultural impact on young people, where, among other things, gangster rap has a driving force to make that type of lifestyle popular. That’s what Luay Mohageb, debater and civilian employee of the Stockholm-Nord police, thinks.
– Everyone who listens to gangster rap and participates in celebrating gang culture and consumes it does not become a criminal, he says, among other things.
In the interview above, he develops his reasoning.