Public Enemy frontman Chuck D posted an open letter on Instagram this morning sharing his thoughts on the events at Astroworld 2021 that have left 10 dead to date, including a nine-year-old boy.
In his post, the rapper takes aim at "Live Nation and all the other concert promoters" for "shucking their most crucial responsibility." "I'm not buying the Young Black Man did it," he writes, referring to Travis Scott, who helped organize the festival and was its headlining performer.
Scott has been sued repeatedly in the days following the festival. On Thursday, November 18, he was named as a defendant in a $2 billion class action suit, along with Apple Music, Drake, Live Nation, and NRG Stadium, where Astroworld 2021 was held.
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