It may sound absurd, but Birmingham is increasingly being compared to the worst parts of Los Angeles, while some areas of London are said to be more dangerous than Soweto. And while this street warfare has caused many deaths, there have been few convictions, as English gangs practice their own Mafia inspired code of silence.
Organised crime is on the increase not only in Britain, but worldwide, particularly in Europe, and many argue that much of the so-called 'gun culture' is inspired by American gangsta-rap. Artists such as Snoop Dogg, NWA and the late Notorious B.I.G are frequently condemned for espousing the values of violence, intolerance and the idealisation of guns in their music, with some US rap stars gaining greater prestige for their personal gun convictions. Closer to home, Ashley Wallace, aka Asher D of So Solid Crew, was jailed for 18 months last year for the possession of a revolver and live ammunition.
http://www.culturemachine.net/index.php/cm/article/viewArticle/7/6
A moral panic is the intensity of feeling expressed in a population about an issue that appears to threaten the social order
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_panic
this link shows why the public would be having a mornal panic of hip hop in uk as it is seen to be a form of life that many peopleare scared of. due to hoodies and asbo's
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