Taxi promoting Violence and killing in Hip-Hop???

[MeekerMedia]

NEW LISTING -- LYRICALLY VIOLENT, CONTEMPORARY RAP/HIP-HOP SONGS with Male Vocals are needed quickly by a Film/TV Music Publishing Company for (up to) $15,000 placements by the Music Supervisor of a spoof-based, Comedic Feature Film. Please submit hard, aggressive, lyrically violent songs with a compelling beat, and a fresh rhythmic vocal delivery. It’s important your submissions sound like a believable Rap act. Imagine your song used in a scene where a group of friends are walking in slow motion, with guns locked & loaded, and ready to take on the enemy. That’s what they need! Your lyric can be explicit, and should revolve around the themes of violence.

Let me just first state that I'm not intentionally out to offend anybody here. Im very disappointed in seeing this ad. I felt I needed to speak my mind and see if I'm alone in these thoughts. This garbage (ad) has no place in earth's society at all and should not be tolerated. Any individual, or company such as Taxi who openly promotes violence and glorifies killing amongst youth needs to be called out on it. The nature and influence of gangster rap has had on society is obvious. People have agreed that is not a good thing, but it also not something we can legally do much about. Ultimately, it is upon us to decide what we create and surround ourselves with. Education will help minimize the negative effects of gangster rap, promote non-violent art and real music. How about some business ethics Taxi?

Again, I'm not out to offend anyone who decided to read this.
I believe in peace, respect and love for ALL people of the earth.

[Joseph]

Maybe it's being used satirically. I mean, you can't do stupid without stupid right? I think it's cool that you spoke your mind, but we don't know the ultimate placement. They did say it's for a spoof comedy. If the villain of the movie is listening to this track, does that help?

-Joseph

[Joseph]

On second thought, the listing mentions a group of friends taking on the enemy so my villain theory may be wrong...

-Joseph

[MeekerMedia]

I understand where you're coming from and I wondered that myself. But the description leads me to believe that this isn't cartoon violence. The reason this really bothers me is because this only brings more Hatred and violence into this world. I could be wrong but like I said, I feel that anybody that is openly promoting gang violence needs to be called out on it. That's all. That kind of media just breeds more hate, and in my opinion, dulls people's sensory perception to real music.

[ComposerLDG]

"... spoof-based, Comedic Feature Film"

That makes it innocuous for me. Spoof and satire. If the listing were for a Road Runner cartoon, it would read like this:

"Imagine the music you would hear while you were plunging to your death off a cliff after you failed to kill your prey. THAT's what they want to hear!"

Or if it were for a Three Stooges Short:

"Music should accurately convey a mood where someone is being hit on the head with a sledge hammer, having a large pair of scissors closed on his nose, and being poked in the eyes."

[MeekerMedia]

[ComposerLDG]

I did read the comments. I also read "spoof-based comedic feature film."

That's why I'm not concerned, and that's why I tongue in cheek used my examples. My only point being we have no idea what the context is.

We DO have an idea of what kind of company Taxi is: ethical and professional.

Look, I'm not trying to be difficult, just trying to look at the big picture. If you are concerned, it's good that you voiced your concern. I know that TAXI staff reads these forums, so maybe an answer will be forthcoming. If not, you can always call them and see what they have to say.

Had the listing not also included that it was for a comedic, spoof film, I would likely be just as concerned as you are.

[MeekerMedia]

I did read the comments. I also read "spoof-based comedic feature film."

That's why I'm not concerned, and that's why I tongue in cheek used my examples. My only point being we have no idea what the context is.

We DO have an idea of what kind of company Taxi is: ethical and professional.

Look, I'm not trying to be difficult, just trying to look at the big picture. If you are concerned, it's good that you voiced your concern. I know that TAXI staff reads these forums, so maybe an answer will be forthcoming. If not, you can always call them and see what they have to say.

Had the listing not also included that it was for a comedic, spoof film, I would likely be just as concerned as you are.

Well thanx for hearing me out at least. I do disagree but that's what makes free speech I still stand by the non aggression principal "The non initiation of force". I personally think that anyone who promotes violence against against anyone else is a giant piece of $#!+ Again just my opinion, but I appreciate your point.

[MeekerMedia]

I did read the comments. I also read "spoof-based comedic feature film."

That's why I'm not concerned, and that's why I tongue in cheek used my examples. My only point being we have no idea what the context is.

We DO have an idea of what kind of company Taxi is: ethical and professional.

Look, I'm not trying to be difficult, just trying to look at the big picture. If you are concerned, it's good that you voiced your concern. I know that TAXI staff reads these forums, so maybe an answer will be forthcoming. If not, you can always call them and see what they have to say.

Had the listing not also included that it was for a comedic, spoof film, I would likely be just as concerned as you are.

Well thanx for hearing me out at least. I do disagree but that's what makes free speech I still stand by the non aggression principal "The non initiation of force". I personally think that anyone who promotes violence against against anyone else is a giant piece of $#!+ Again just my opinion, but I appreciate your point.

[burpo]

TAXI, I thought, was a service that merely provided an introduction of a track need to a track provider.

Peckinpah? Tarantino? Scorsese? Campion? Bigelow? Coppola? Kurosawa?
Whether high or low art, much of it depicts unpleasant subject matter that originates from somewhere in
the human psyche and its expression serves some purpose, if only for catharsis and/or examination.

Silencing does not lead to greater understanding, nor to the soothing or eradication of the darker
parts of human nature.