The secret meeting which changed hip hop, rap music into a den of criminals and violent gangsters. 

Between the late 80’s and early 90’s, I was what you may call a “decision maker” with one of the more established company in the music industry.

The secrete meeting was held at a private residence on the outskirts of Los Angeles in the year 1991. 

I remember about 25 to 30 people being there, most of them familiar faces. 

Speaking to those I knew, we joked about the theme of the meeting as many of us did not care for rap music and failed to see the purpose of being invited to a private gathering to discuss its future.

He explained that the companies we work for had invested millions into the building of privately owned prisons and that our positions of influence in the music industry would actually impact the profitability of these investments. 

I remember many of us in the group immediately looking at each other in confusion. At the time, I didn’t know what a private prison was but I wasn’t the only one. 

Sure enough, someone asked what these prisons were and what any of this had to do with us. 

We were told that these prisons were built by privately owned companies who received funding from the government based on the number of inmates. 

The more inmates, the more money the government would pay these prisons. 

It was also made clear to us that since these prisons are privately owned, as they become publicly traded, we’d be able to buy shares. 

Most of us were taken back by this. Again, a couple of people asked what this had to do with us. At this point, my industry colleague who had first opened the meeting took the floor again and answered our questions. 

He told us that since our employers had become silent investors in this prison business, it was now in their interest to make sure that these prisons remained filled. 

Our job would be to help make this happen by marketing music which promotes criminal behavior, violence and profanity. Rap being the music of choice. 

He assured us that this would be a great situation for us because rap music was becoming an increasingly profitable market for our companies, and as employee, we’d also be able to buy personal stocks in these prisons.

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