Crunkfest

Continuing my long quest to reclaim the word "crunk" for speed freaks all over the word- I like to check on the progress of the war. It seems that there was some hip hop event down in Memphis called Crunkfest 2004 that got a tad nasty when it ended too soon (from Indie Musician):

"When you do a rap show there are always problems, but nobody got shot," said Rickey Cole of S&S Entertainment. "The crowds at these shows have got to learn to control themselves. Beefed up security is a must."

No one was seriously injured in the parking lot fight or three fights that broke out during the show." (emphasis mine)

Now, the closest thing I've seen at a house/electronica event is a bit of booing and hissing when DJ Heather stopped one of her sets at Stereo at 9:30 in the morning. I have some theories about the lack of violence:

• the lack of alcohol makes things a bit more mellow
• it's just not part of the culture around that music

Rickey Cole is this close to saying "Yeah- we were expecting at least a few of the kids to get shot...how can you have a hip-hop show without someone getting capped?"-