That blows.

now he can put out an album!

Shit.

was it the cops who shot him?

I hadn't heard of this guy before BV posted this item, nonetheless, I think the second comment above is very, very tasteless.

Yes, the comments are very insensitive and stupid.

the state of New York City hip-hop radio stations is in desperate need of reform. their on air bickering and shit talking extends into real life and people are constantly getting shot and some even killed.

I don't want to make any connection with this shooting, there aren't enough details, but it's hard to ignore. there have been multiple shootings outside of HOT 97 in the last 5 years or so, and it has to stop.

Hip-hop needs to get over its fascination with senseless violence, there is too much good music in hip-hop that gets overshadowed by the bullshit.

it.has.to.stop.

so stop it.

Amen to that Pete, although it would indeed be unfair to connect this particular shooting with those issues, based on what we know so far.

Hip Hop's essense is practically lost when you think of incidents like this. The music we love is being polutted by the ignorance of a few. Collectively we should choose to take responsibility and not only post our feelings, but actually look into steps and making changes. True Hip Hop is so warped to the vast majority, its almost shameless. Bring it back. Cut the bullshit.

good luck.

WE ALL THINK ABOUT MAKING IT OUT DA HOOD AND BECOMING SUCCESSFUL BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY DA HOOD WILL DRAG YOU RIGHT BACK GOOD BLESS ALL PRAYERS WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.. FROM A FELLOW DOMINICAN OUT OF JERSEY...

well maybe if the majority stopped listening
to bling blinging gun slinging music like g-unit, etc. the violence/material world wouldn't be as glorified.

yeah, "polluted by the ignorance of a few"? i'm sure you can list for me a bunch of groups who don't glorify gunplay and drugs, but you would have a hard time arguing that those groups are the rule and not the exception.
the theory on at least one of those shootings outside the 97.1 building is that the dude had himself shot. why? b/c that's the hiphop that sells. in blaze's case, who knows, maybe it was just a robbery gone bad. 13 shots is a lot, but spend a day in any trauma center: you see a lot more violence perpetrated for a lot more trivial reasons.

Interesting debate on the nature of hip hop. However it seems like maybe this guy was just held up for his jewelery. Protect ya neck!

Wearing a $25,000 gold and diamond neck chain IS part of the "nature of hip hop."

It's crazy the streets nowadays you know.. I mean I know it always has been but not like this. Too many people are dropping like flies in the streets, I've lived in the hood for all my life so I'm used to it but little kids growing up nowadays shouldn't, kids 5,6,7 years old saying stuff like "I'll push the barrel in ya mouth and I'll blow ya brains out" they don't what their saying cuz their not old enough to know. I'm not trying to rag on Hip-Hop, I love it. It's also mostly the parents fault for letting their children listen to it. But then they can't help it because the parent listen to it too. I just call em as I see em

It's crazy the streets nowadays you know.. I mean I know it always has been but not like this. Too many people are dropping like flies in the streets, I've lived in the hood for all my life so I'm used to it but little kids growing up nowadays shouldn't, kids 5,6,7 years old saying stuff like "I'll push the barrel in ya mouth and I'll blow ya brains out" they don't what their saying cuz their not old enough to know. I'm not trying to rag on Hip-Hop, I love it. It's also mostly the parents fault for letting their children listen to it. But then they can't help it because the parent listen to it too. I just call em as I see em

LOVE AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO BLAZE AND HIS FAM

God Bless you Carl you always look out and you are a sweetheart i hope you recover. You are a good guy and I hope the best for you and your family. You do not deserve this.

God Bless you Carl you always look out and you are a sweetheart i hope you recover. You are a good guy and I hope the best for you and your family. You do not deserve this.

God Bless you Carl you always look out and you are a sweetheart i hope you recover. You are a good guy and I hope the best for you and your family. You do not deserve this.

God Bless you Carl you always look out and you are a sweetheart i hope you recover. You are a good guy and I hope the best for you and your family. You do not deserve this.

God Bless you Carl you always look out and you are a sweetheart i hope you recover. You are a good guy and I hope the best for you and your family. You do not deserve this.

God Bless you Carl you always look out and you are a sweetheart i hope you recover. You are a good guy and I hope the best for you and your family. You do not deserve this.

Erica, nice thought (x6) but I don't think Carl is reading BV right now. Sending a card to his room at Harlem Hospital might be a better idea.

1) I've been listening to Hip Hop since 1983
2) Hip Hop is dead, Nas has it right
3) Violence and hip hop have been bed fellows since the begining because hip hop culture was created in poor urban areas.
4) Violance and materialism in hip hop is out of control and there will eventually be a huge backlash
5) Hip hop needs another Chuck-D or KRS-1 to flip the script and make socially conscious rap popular again.
6) Hip hop's "don't be a snitch" mentality is ridiculous. Every majot rap killing/crime goes unsolved.
7) at one point, hip hop looked like it could be a teacher and a positive influence, but it's been hijacked by corporate america and instead keeps the youth ignorant and focused on material gain and "keeping it real"...which basically says, "Don't ever stop acting like a ignorant poor person, no matter how old and educated and successful you are".
8) modern day popular Rap music has set back race relations decades. Rap music and videos only reinforce negative stereotypes. Call it like it is...most of today's Rappers look and act like uneducated, foolish, pimps.
9) If it weren't for Jay Z, Nas, Common and others in the underground hip hop movement, hip hop would have no credibility.
10) Hip Hop and Rap are 2 TOTALLY different things. I think MC-Lyte says it best when she claims, "I am not a rapper, I am a Hip Hop artist"
11)Finally...Sorry Carl Blaze, but any hip hop celebrity who would go out of their house wearing $25k+ around their neck in NY is asking to be the victim of a violent robbery. He is not the first and will not be the last...

If he survives this then 50cent shuld go 2 hell, or dont u think so guyzzzzzz???

@Dollar:You are absolutely right.Fifty is a weak nigger. He thinks that nobody was shot like him and survived it like him.Fifty is a weak nigger with no skillz.Real gangsters dont swagger about their bullet wounds like fifty.So fifty isnt and never was a gangster.Fuck fifty.Maaan you guys dont know the mobster carmine persico? He was shot 20 times and he survived it.But nobody knows it.Just check it on wikipedia to ascertain facts.You know why nobody knows it? Cuz real gngsters dont swagger about their record bullet wounds. FUCK FIFTY!

Why can't people stop blaming Hip Hop!!!!

Carl was shot maybe by someone else who liked hip hop maybe not.....People, this is NY do you realize how many people listen to Hip Hop, Dress Hip Hop, and talk Hip Hop in NY. And How many of them, have made it to the spot light, and have become successfull because of and thanks to HIP HOP.
Why is it that when something bad happns to a hip hop celebrity, or icon, the focus is on hip hop.

I don't get it.
So what,if the music contains lyrics of violence, or Drugs..Hip Hop keeps it real!!!!
Another person comented; "3) Violence and hip hop have been bed fellows since the begining because hip hop culture was created in poor urban areas."

This is very true, and yes poor people do crazy things, And one thing that many of us who came up in the hood have in common is the way we express our selves. We do it very clearly, we don't hold punches. We say it like it is. That is why a lot of the lyrics are so RAW. We have no hair on our tongues and "keep it real". We have attitude, you see it in our clothing, our cars, we are stylish, and flashy..but really people, are those characteristics only found in people who have been a part of hip hop or just came up in a poor urban area? No!!
..What are we saying?
People who enjoy heavy metal don't use weapons? Young Sub Urban kids don't use drugs?
The white Collar man doesn't steal, rape, rob, or cheet one another?
Yeah RIGHT!!! there is more violence, and secrets with and about theese people then we can imagine or will probably never hear about. Why? because they are not as confident and honest and outgoing as us Hip Hoppers" are. They just aren't as noticed. They hide out........

I personally trust the word of a fellow "Hip Hop lover", someone who been through the hood, and gets noticed when misbehaves because cant afford big pricy lawyers.. before I beleive some,stuck up, unexperienced, shallow person, who is ashamed to be themselves.
See, it really has nothing to do with the music we listen too..maybe its the struggle we have face'd being poor at onetime or another. And it is defenetly the effort of the rich to keep us down, make there unhonest,fakse characters seem more glorified.

I Love Hip Hop and it is ashame what happen to Carl Blaze, but don't let theese media monsters do it again....Blame hip hop, that is...
It's not "Hip Hop" to blame.
Hip Hop can not and should not be described as negative.
This is how our farthers who come from poor urban places, have taught us to be ourselves, a way to be real, a way not to be ashamed of were we come from. Hip hop makes me feel good, and I am thankful to Hip Hop.

Carl Blaze God Bless, rest in peace, and take your Love of HIP HOP with. Heaven needs some Hip Hop!!!!!!

Why can't people stop blaming Hip Hop!!!!

Carl was shot maybe by someone else who liked hip hop maybe not.....People, this is NY do you realize how many people listen to Hip Hop, Dress Hip Hop, and talk Hip Hop in NY. And How many of them, have made it to the spot light, and have become successfull because of and thanks to HIP HOP.
Why is it that when something bad happns to a hip hop celebrity, or icon, the focus is on hip hop.

I don't get it.
So what,if the music contains lyrics of violence, or Drugs..Hip Hop keeps it real!!!!
Another person comented; "3) Violence and hip hop have been bed fellows since the begining because hip hop culture was created in poor urban areas."

This is very true, and yes poor people do crazy things, And one thing that many of us who came up in the hood have in common is the way we express our selves. We do it very clearly, we don't hold punches. We say it like it is. That is why a lot of the lyrics are so RAW. We have no hair on our tongues and "keep it real". We have attitude, you see it in our clothing, our cars, we are stylish, and flashy..but really people, are those characteristics only found in people who have been a part of hip hop or just came up in a poor urban area? No!!
..What are we saying?
People who enjoy heavy metal don't use weapons? Young Sub Urban kids don't use drugs?
The white Collar man doesn't steal, rape, rob, or cheet one another?
Yeah RIGHT!!! there is more violence, and secrets with and about theese people then we can imagine or will probably never hear about. Why? because they are not as confident and honest and outgoing as us Hip Hoppers" are. They just aren't as noticed. They hide out........

I personally trust the word of a fellow "Hip Hop lover", someone who been through the hood, and gets noticed when misbehaves because cant afford big pricy lawyers.. before I beleive some,stuck up, unexperienced, shallow person, who is ashamed to be themselves.
See, it really has nothing to do with the music we listen too..maybe its the struggle we have face'd being poor at onetime or another. And it is defenetly the effort of the rich to keep us down, make there unhonest,fakse characters seem more glorified.

I Love Hip Hop and it is ashame what happen to Carl Blaze, but don't let theese media monsters do it again....Blame hip hop, that is...
It's not "Hip Hop" to blame.
Hip Hop can not and should not be described as negative.
This is how our farthers who come from poor urban places, have taught us to be ourselves, a way to be real, a way not to be ashamed of were we come from. Hip hop makes me feel good, and I am thankful to Hip Hop.

Carl Blaze God Bless, rest in peace, and take your Love of HIP HOP with. Heaven needs some Hip Hop!!!!!!

RIP Blaze

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2006/12/rip_carl_blaze.html

Who ever wrote those stupid comments come see me........the music industry has lost a great man today

RIP Blaze... u'll be missed

DAM!! MAY YOU REST IN PEACE!! BE WITH GOD NOW!! MY CONDOLECES TO HIS KIDS, WIFE AND FAMILY!! YOU ARE IN MY PRAYERS!!

DAM!! MAY YOU REST IN PEACE!! BE WITH GOD NOW!! MY CONDOLECES TO HIS KIDS, WIFE AND FAMILY!! YOU ARE IN MY PRAYERS!!

It is a tragic loss to see another hip hop icon pass away in the hands of violence. RIP Carl Blaze...

REST IN PEACE!

DESCANSE EN PAZ CARLOS FROM ANDRES

DESCANSE EN PAZ CARLOS FROM ANDRES PRIMO DE IVOONE NO TE APURE QUE CUANDO A ESE IJUELAGRANPUTA LO AGARREN A ESE LO VAN A ASSESINAR EN LA CARCEL.. CUIDATE CARLOS SE QUE ERES UN ANGEL ALLA ARRIBA EN EL CIELO CON DIOS.....

WOW, I JUST BECAME A REGULAR LISTNER, HEARD OF CARL BLAZE, BUT NEVER GOT TO ENJOY HIM LIKE I DID THE OTHER DJ'S. I MISSED OUT. I FOLLOWED THE NEWS OF THIS TRAGIC INCIDENT AND HEARD ALL THE PRAYER REQUEST ESPECIALLY FROM ED LOVER, IT BROKE MY HEART AND I WAS PULLING FOR HIM. I CRIED ALONG WITH THE STATION AFTER TUNING IN AND HEARING THE LOSS. I'M SORRY AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY, GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU, AND RIP OUR BROTHER

R.I.P. DJ BLAZE.

Hip Hop has turned into a joke. No quality. No leaders -- just these dorky suburbanites who think its cool to act like crappy hip hop artist. And we have little kids in the cities acting plain dumb. Today Hip Hop keeps those in poverty... poor

R.I.P. DJ BLAZE.

Hip Hop has turned into a joke. No quality. No leaders -- just these dorky suburbanites who think its cool to act like crappy hip hop artist. And we have little kids in the cities acting plain dumb. Today Hip Hop keeps those in poverty... poor

I agree with "TheNewProof".

The words in most of the music today are stupid and ugly. Talking shit about women, calling her "the Bitch" and how she needs to get smacked. Bottom line is that people today have an attitude of " it's all about ME" and nobdy has respect for other people. What ever happened to treating people the way I want to be treated. People have become selfish. The world is in a horrible place and has been for some time.

Maddie... Heaven needs Hip Hop? I surely DOUBT that. I'm sorry he was shot and passed but somehow I don't think that heaven is the place for hip hop. You may want to re-think that one.. Oh and Jessie.. Dam is spelled Damn.. Learn how to spell fool.. And Desi, you make a valid point.. I agree with you.. That made me think.. maybe the others should start doing the same thing.

Yawn....

Carlos
you did right by your family and were always humble and a joker. Your family always had faith in you and stood behind you in every aspect of your life. Your children are beautiful and muffin i send my hugs too. His wife is a strong woman and a great mom and a loving wife. I have the privelge of knowing them. Y you know that the lord that you know always takes care of his, and I wish i was there to give you the support through this time. I will always be there for you.
Psalm 23

The family from New Jersey ev Jaz

what a shame.. rest in peace dj carl blaze

May you rest in peace Carl, I hope we can learn from tragedy,

that we need to increase the peace om the streets.

let's move on people...

May you rest in peace Carl, I hope we can learn from tragedy

that we need to increase the peace on the streets.

How interesting that the vast majority of the posts on this site are littered with incorrect spelling, bad grammar, wrong punctuation and debates over whether Carl Blaze was a .

As an educator in the New York, I see firsthand the injustice that rap and hip hop continually do to our young people. It glorifies all that is wrong with society, i.e. violence, crime, disrespect, etc., etc. It makes me sick to see the artists declaring "love" for the "ghetto" and it's residents while at the same time perpetuating the behavior that keeps these kids in a cycle of poverty, crime and violence.

Wouldn't it be more efficient to encourage these children to get an education in order to obtain a career that could steer them out of the inner-cities? Wouldn't it make more sense to encourage these children to have respect for everyone, including and probably most importantly, themselves?

These celebrities who rap and/or sing about violence do not care an ounce about anyone but themselves. They are self-serving idiots who only want to make money at the expense of young, impressionable children.

While I know that certainly not all the rap/hip hop artists and their fans are uneducated, I do know from personal experience that those who listen to this garbage are less likely to graduate from high school, are less likely to go on to college, are less likely to hold a steady job and are more likely to fall into and remain in poverty.

I understand this is a popular form of expression; I just wish that those expressing themselves had more concern for the way their expressions affect impressionable young people.

On a more personal note, my thoughts go out to the family of Carl Blaze.

i agree with tara except i dont think all rap and hip-hop artists dont care about there fans.

May God rest his soul and comfort his loved ones. Common, but honest questions where asked on the radio yesterday: "When does it stop?" and "What do we do next?". Hopefully we all learn something from this and continue to honor his legacy, to be able to love everyone like he had. His family will be in my prayers. God bless.

R.I.P. DJ Carl Blaze

December 23 2006

You will Be 4Eva Missed!!!!!

You know it's not easy being part of the most undesired race on the planet. This just adds to it...

sad may he RIP and the person or whom ever did it be found im n texas wish he was here
DEATH FOR HIM FOR SURE

thats mean whoever said that bout dj carl blaze"oh he can put an album out..

thats mean whoever said that bout dj carl blaze"oh he can put an album out..

thats mean whoever said that bout dj carl blaze"oh he can put an album out..

thats mean whoever said that bout dj carl blaze"oh he can put an album out..

Shoulda had that kevlar on.

...and what's the downside of this story?

R.i.P. BLAZE

ii waSz a qreat fan of you music.
just 2 think how Bitter this world can b makes me worry

Harlem Hospital are great with gunshots....WTF went wrong lmao!

"Hip Hop's essense is practically lost when you think of incidents like this. The music we love is being polutted by the ignorance of a few. Collectively we should choose to take responsibility and not only post our feelings, but actually look into steps and making changes. True Hip Hop is so warped to the vast majority, its almost shameless. Bring it back. Cut the bullshit."

Couldn't have said it better. Everything is about flossin', ballin', and what "bitch" you have by your side.

people if you want to call yourself people. Have a heart and send your prayers and condolences to the family of carl blaze. Instead of posting unnecessary comments. I never heard of the DJ but damn my heart goes out to the family.

Tara whoever you are although you make a few good points you speak very ignorantly and have no clue of the "struggle" it's easy to point a finger looking from the outside in.You really think the music that poeple listen to plays a factor to howmuch or how far of an education a child receives, well your F*****ing stupid.growing up low-incone area(da hood) and haveing little or close to no money at all plus very few resources im preety sure plays a part in the education or lack thereof the children in low-income area(da hood) receives.But im preety sure with the platform and money that our hip hop artists receive once they make out da hood they can really try to give more back to the community some artists claim they love the hood but don't go back and try to uplift the situation. instead writting old boring songs of howmuch time they got shot.MAY GOD BLESS, KEEP AND SAVE ALL OF DJ CARL BLAZE'S FREINDS.

for da people who said them fucked up things about carl blaze need they life taken and da dude who did it, he's not gonna be on da street to long cause what go's around come around and that's real........ R.I.P. Mr. carl blaze.

for da people who said them fucked up things about carl blaze need they life taken and da dude who did it, he's not gonna be on da street to long cause what go's around come around and that's real........ R.I.P. Mr. carl blaze.

CarL.... u made us whyl out @ Taste in Jerzey...and itz sad ur life was taken this way...whatever the reason behind your death... i bet it wasnt worth all thiz....some of us made it out the hood...and we still go back to show love...to bad..sumtimez...it dont show us love back. RIP 2 DJ CARL BLAZE...Much Love.

CarL.... u made us whyl out @ Taste in Jerzey...and itz sad ur life was taken this way...whatever the reason behind your death... i bet it wasnt worth all thiz....some of us made it out the hood...and we still go back to show love...to bad..sumtimez...it dont show us love back. RIP 2 DJ CARL BLAZE...Much Love.

Before HipHop culture arrived their was violence. Who were the culprits then? Oh yeah we made up the devil for that. Many people want to point the finger at hiphop because it is convenient to cast blame elsewhere. Human Nature is the true reason for violence. Jack The Ripper Im sure was listening to DMX when he committed some of the most atrocious murders in history lol itz a joke. In a world filled with violence rapperz, hip hop is not a genre btw, tend to invoke a lot of its imagery in their rymes. A rapper only can rap about his world as he sees it, so if he knew violence he will speak about traumatic run-ins with it. Carl Blaze, regardless of why he was shot, is just another example of human nature's violent tendency and mankind's lack of understanding. Carl Blaze was a good dude from what I knew. But even a good dude can make an error in judgement. He was in the hood, a bad hood at that, and placed too much trust in his Dominican peoples love for his success. 16 shots sounds personal, anyone thinking a botched robbery gets you 16 is a fool. RIP Carl Blaze with all these people who aint know you shitting on your name how is death any different than life? You should let the man rest in peace and stop speculating because he touched a lot of peoples lives and a lot of people hurt when they read shit like some of the things I have read on this blog.

Before HipHop culture arrived their was violence. Who were the culprits then? Oh yeah we made up the devil for that. Many people want to point the finger at hiphop because it is convenient to cast blame elsewhere. Human Nature is the true reason for violence. Jack The Ripper Im sure was listening to DMX when he committed some of the most atrocious murders in history lol itz a joke. In a world filled with violence rapperz, hip hop is not a genre btw, tend to invoke a lot of its imagery in their rymes. A rapper only can rap about his world as he sees it, so if he knew violence he will speak about traumatic run-ins with it. Carl Blaze, regardless of why he was shot, is just another example of human nature's violent tendency and mankind's lack of understanding. Carl Blaze was a good dude from what I knew. But even a good dude can make an error in judgement. He was in the hood, a bad hood at that, and placed too much trust in his Dominican peoples love for his success. 16 shots sounds personal, anyone thinking a botched robbery gets you 16 is a fool. RIP Carl Blaze with all these people who aint know you shitting on your name how is death any different than life? You should let the man rest in peace and stop speculating because he touched a lot of peoples lives and a lot of people hurt when they read shit like some of the things I have read on this blog.

Before HipHop culture arrived their was violence. Who were the culprits then? Oh yeah we made up the devil for that. Many people want to point the finger at hiphop because it is convenient to cast blame elsewhere. Human Nature is the true reason for violence. Jack The Ripper Im sure was listening to DMX when he committed some of the most atrocious murders in history lol itz a joke. In a world filled with violence rapperz, hip hop is not a genre btw, tend to invoke a lot of its imagery in their rymes. A rapper only can rap about his world as he sees it, so if he knew violence he will speak about traumatic run-ins with it. Carl Blaze, regardless of why he was shot, is just another example of human nature's violent tendency and mankind's lack of understanding. Carl Blaze was a good dude from what I knew. But even a good dude can make an error in judgement. He was in the hood, a bad hood at that, and placed too much trust in his Dominican peoples love for his success. 16 shots sounds personal, anyone thinking a botched robbery gets you 16 is a fool. RIP Carl Blaze with all these people who aint know you shitting on your name how is death any different than life? You should let the man rest in peace and stop speculating because he touched a lot of peoples lives and a lot of people hurt when they read shit like some of the things I have read on this blog.

Before HipHop culture arrived their was violence. Who were the culprits then? Oh yeah we made up the devil for that. Many people want to point the finger at hiphop because it is convenient to cast blame elsewhere. Human Nature is the true reason for violence. Jack The Ripper Im sure was listening to DMX when he committed some of the most atrocious murders in history lol itz a joke. In a world filled with violence rapperz, hip hop is not a genre btw, tend to invoke a lot of its imagery in their rymes. A rapper only can rap about his world as he sees it, so if he knew violence he will speak about traumatic run-ins with it. Carl Blaze, regardless of why he was shot, is just another example of human nature's violent tendency and mankind's lack of understanding. Carl Blaze was a good dude from what I knew. But even a good dude can make an error in judgement. He was in the hood, a bad hood at that, and placed too much trust in his Dominican peoples love for his success. 16 shots sounds personal, anyone thinking a botched robbery gets you 16 is a fool. RIP Carl Blaze with all these people who aint know you shitting on your name how is death any different than life? You should let the man rest in peace and stop speculating because he touched a lot of peoples lives and a lot of people hurt when they read shit like some of the things I have read on this blog.

RIP CARL BLAZE U R AT PEACE NOW MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND KIDS OF DJ CARL BLAZE

casue he probably has 17 illegitimate kids. fuck hiphop, its a fucking joke.

cause he probably has 17 illegitimate kids. fuck hiphop, its a fucking joke.

PEOPLE ARE TO EASY TO POINT TO JUDGE. YEAH ITS EASIER TO TALK ABOUT OTHERS BECAUSE WE DONT KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH OURSELVES. UNTIL WE DONT POINT
FINGERS TO OURSELVES SHIT AIN'T GOING TO CHANGE

Cant the Hip-Hop Nation See that to many off the good people are being Killed behind The lies that are told in ur Lyrics????? No One and i mean NO One out there is unstoppable!!!!!!bullets have no name But people have faces!!!!!!!!!!1 Carl Blaze was a good man he'll be forever missed 1

Rest In Peace Carl Blaze..You will be dearly missed. May God bless your family..

Carl Blaze's death probaly has more to do with a couple of enveous not to mention broke dude's who robbed and killed someone more than it has to do with hip hop.Everytime an african american is killed it must be hip hop fault or rap music,so i guess everytime a white person is murdered it's rock music's fault isn't it?Fons is correct before hip hop arrived there was violence.MAY GOD SAVE KEEP AND BLESS ALL OF CARL BLAZE'S FAMILY AND FREINDS

---quote---
How interesting that the vast majority of the posts on this site are littered with incorrect spelling, bad grammar, wrong punctuation and debates over whether Carl Blaze was a .

As an educator in the New York, I see firsthand the injustice that rap and hip hop continually do to our young people. It glorifies all that is wrong with society, i.e. violence, crime, disrespect, etc., etc. It makes me sick to see the artists declaring "love" for the "ghetto" and it's residents while at the same time perpetuating the behavior that keeps these kids in a cycle of poverty, crime and violence.

Wouldn't it be more efficient to encourage these children to get an education in order to obtain a career that could steer them out of the inner-cities? Wouldn't it make more sense to encourage these children to have respect for everyone, including and probably most importantly, themselves?

These celebrities who rap and/or sing about violence do not care an ounce about anyone but themselves. They are self-serving idiots who only want to make money at the expense of young, impressionable children.

While I know that certainly not all the rap/hip hop artists and their fans are uneducated, I do know from personal experience that those who listen to this garbage are less likely to graduate from high school, are less likely to go on to college, are less likely to hold a steady job and are more likely to fall into and remain in poverty.

I understand this is a popular form of expression; I just wish that those expressing themselves had more concern for the way their expressions affect impressionable young people.

On a more personal note, my thoughts go out to the family of Carl Blaze.
---end of quote---

God bless Carl Blaze, his fam and friends. Much love too for the people that share the same love i have for HipHop.

I wanted to react on the piece written by a teacher.
First of all, the grammar and punctuation that someone uses should never be seen as an indication of how much intelligence one person has. I probably got some errors in this here piece too because i'm Dutch but that doesn't mean i don't understand the simple standards and values of men. Being ethical has nothing to do with the words one uses to express himself (and by that i don't mean that using the word *fuck* 3 times in one sentence because that's just lacking discipline).
Secondly and most importantly, this here teacher that downtalks HipHop obviously doesn't understand what it's about. You can't possibly blame a cultural spirit&mind&body for the evil of men. I can be HipHop but i can still kill a person. That just means that i'm not true to my inner self. HipHop ain't about killing but it can be about defending ones territory against invaders or just bad motherf... for that matter.

If a dumb dude listens to HipHop and decides to go rap and then starts killing people it just means that he isn't smart enough to relate, analyze, comprehend and what it means to act on thoughts. And it certainly doesn't mean that his raps are HipHop ---> You can be HipHop and rap about it, but you can also rap and not be HipHop, that just means you jack the style and violate morals.

On a last note:
I still wanna thank the teacher for commenting the way she did because it really made me think about some stuff.

God bless the world, HipHop and all other forms of music.

May good Bless Carl's Family at this time of need. And may god rest his soul.

yo i just wanna say "REST IN PEACE" to "CARL-BLAZE" AND SEND OUT MY LUV AND LET THEM KNOW HE STILL Cares for them and i know he's watching over them to night"1 LOVE TO CARL,AND FAMILY"
MAUZZZ ONE LUV

yo i just wanna say "REST IN PEACE" to "CARL-BLAZE" AND SEND OUT MY LUV AND LET THEM KNOW HE STILL Cares for them and i know he's watching over them to night"1 LOVE TO CARL,AND FAMILY"
MAUZZZ ONE LUV

yo i just wanna say "REST IN PEACE" to "CARL-BLAZE" AND SEND OUT MY LUV AND LET THEM KNOW HE STILL Cares for them and i know he's watching over them to night"1 LOVE TO CARL,AND FAMILY"
MAUZZZ ONE LUV

yo i just wanna say "REST IN PEACE" to "CARL-BLAZE" AND SEND OUT MY LUV AND LET THEM KNOW HE STILL Cares for them and i know he's watching over them to night"1 LOVE TO CARL,AND FAMILY"
MAUZZZ ONE LUV

gunned down rappers or dj's

Tupac
Biggie
Freaky tah
Big L
Grandmaster Jay
Proof
Carl Blaze

forgot ODB

Blaze my dude, shit man we gonna miss you sooooo much man. ILYA, EDFRO, SOC, D-BLOK, DA KID MONTANA, CY, MELAN, ZOME. DAMM B...DA NIGHTS OUT IN MIAMI CARRYING THEM FUCKING CRATES damm man... 1 love...WASHINGTON HEIGHTS...

I myself know his brother , and sister inlaw ....Blaze you were , and still our one of the best..... You always will be . and you always have been a good brother to your family thinking of them first , and all of your fans as well ... GOD BLESS YOUR Family that is going though still so much , and may you rest in Peace ....We all know you are in Heaven right now where you belong ........ You know its so sad how many innocent people are killed daily for the not any reasons at all, so take care Blaze , we are watching out for you family , just so you know , and YOU keep watching over them all of them love , and miss you dearly ...... : (

I myself know his brother , and sister inlaw ....Blaze you were , and still our one of the best..... You always will be . and you always have been a good brother to your family thinking of them first , and all of your fans as well ... GOD BLESS YOUR Family that is going though still so much , and may you rest in Peace ....We all know you are in Heaven right now where you belong ........ You know its so sad how many innocent people are killed daily for the not any reasons at all, so take care Blaze , we are watching out for you family , just so you know , and YOU keep watching over them all of them they love , and miss you dearly ...... : ( oh yeah how about being serious in here his family reads this stuff ok thank you , cut out the damn jokes we have lost a family memeber to all of us thank you all for your responses : (

I myself know his brother , and sister inlaw ....Blaze you were , and still our one of the best..... You always will be . and you always have been a good brother to your family thinking of them first , and all of your fans as well ... GOD BLESS YOUR Family that is going though still so much , and may you rest in Peace ....We all know you are in Heaven right now where you belong ........ You know its so sad how many innocent people are killed daily for the not any reasons at all, so take care Blaze , we are watching out for you family , just so you know , and YOU keep watching over them all of them they love , and miss you dearly ...... : ( oh yeah how about being serious in here his family reads this stuff ok thank you , cut out the damn jokes we have lost a family member to all of us thank you all for your responses : (

Yo, I was wondering what happened to Carl Blaze. I kept hearing this new bitch, Nadine. She's aight but i was wondering what had happened to him. Thought he got fired or somethin. As it turns out, it would have been better if i had found out he was fired instead of finding out he dead. That's fucked up. First Anna Nicole now this shit.

That's crazy that an obviously hot dj could have been killed but goes to show that crime or hate doesn't have a face. DJ's should never die. You can never replace that second or minute of greatness that ascends amongst the population.L

Dj Carl Blaze all day....that's my man....nuff love and respect to his fam; may his gentle soul Rest In Perfect Peace...I wrote a song in his honor and in honor of everyone that's being killed out there on the streets....including the police shootings. it's called "TEACHER, COME AND TEACH ME".......Check it out on www.myspace.com/rootdoctorabe

...Root Doctor Abe

This aint about records and CD's. This was about a dude walking around the hood with $20,000 around his neck.. and having the wrong person / people see it. Or at least be aware of it, via pics.

The prisons are filled with these heartless, cold-blooded killers ... not the studio!

not too bad