"Back in the early 1980s when rappers couldn’t perform in the fancy venues because the police were too racist and scared, it was the punk venues letting them in to perform."
- JPEGMAFIAHip-hop artists encountered major obstacles during the early 1980s, when racial tensions were high. It was practically impossible for young African American and Latino musicians to perform in mainstream venues at the time due to the police force's frequent discrimination against them. It was difficu…