Demi Lovato Lashes Out At Rappers Over Bath Salt Lyrics
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 1:00 PM
Demi Lovato wants entertainers to be responsible. When a rapping duo including lyrics about smoking bath salts during an ‘X Factor‘ audition, the new judge immediately called them on it. (In case you didn’t know, bath salts have been linked to several recent incidents where people physically attacked others, including biting them.) Demi even kicked them off the stage! A source told E! News:
“She wasn’t having any of it. She said ‘It’s really irresponsible to be rapping about drugs in front of kids.’ Then they tried to make excuses and Demi said, ‘You talked about bath salts, I heard you.’”
And then she had them leave, backed by the other judges. I guess ‘X Factor’ is going for cleaner lyrics than what’s often found in rap and hip hop, which is great. I do wonder if the rappers were warned, though? It seems a little unfair if they weren’t told ahead of time not to include references to drugs, since that’s so common in the music industry. But good for Demi for encouraging responsibility!
Demi Lovato wants entertainers to be responsible. When a rapping duo including lyrics about smoking bath salts during an ‘X Factor‘ audition, the new judge immediately called them on it. (In case you didn’t know, bath salts have been linked to several recent incidents where people physically attacked others, including biting them.) Demi even kicked them off the stage! A source told E! News:
And then she had them leave, backed by the other judges. I guess ‘X Factor’ is going for cleaner lyrics than what’s often found in rap and hip hop, which is great. I do wonder if the rappers were warned, though? It seems a little unfair if they weren’t told ahead of time not to include references to drugs, since that’s so common in the music industry. But good for Demi for encouraging responsibility!
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