Murder was the case that he gave us: Snoop Dogg blames Ronald Reagan for gang violence in LA and says Reaganomics ushered in era of drug deals and gunshots
- Snoop, aka Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, was speaking at SXSW in Austin
- Rapper, 43, said Reagan was at fault for gang violence in East LA in 1980s
- Blamed former president for drugs and guns arriving in the neighborhood
- 'When Reaganomics kicked in, certain things were taken away', Snoop said
Snopp Dogg said he blames President Ronald Reagan for the culture of gang violence that existed in parts of Los Angeles, California during the 1980s and beyond.
Snoop, aka Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, brought the issue up after he took the stage in Austin, Texas, on Friday as South by Southwest Music's 2015 keynote speaker.
The 43-year-old said Reaganomics prompted a shift away from football and fun to guns and drugs.
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Snopp Dogg said that he blames President Ronald Reagan for the culture of gang violence in Los Angeles
The 43-year-old said the era of Reaganomics prompted a shift away from football and fun to guns and drugs
Snoop posted a Yakit video that was created of himself speaking to Reagan about the allegation on Instagram
Snoop said: 'When Reaganomics kicked in, certain things were taken away, after-school programs and things of that nature.
'Guns and drugs were shipped into the neighborhood.
'So it was a shift of having fun and playing football to selling drugs and shooting at each other.
'To me it was a system that was designed, because when the Reaganomics era began, that's when this began.'
He began his remarks by speaking about what life was like before the Reaganomics era began.
Snoop said: Early in the '70s and toward the latter part of the '70s everything was beautiful because we had ways to have fun and communicate, and those who were underprivileged, the low ECONOMIC
side of life, the government would provide for us, which helped us get by.
side of life, the government would provide for us, which helped us get by.
'It was a society and we all needed it and we all had it and we all helped each other.'
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