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Waka Flocka Flame cancels University of Oklahoma concert after racist video surfaces
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 22: Rapper Waka Flocka Flame attends the Steve Aoki Press Conference at Madison Square Garden on April 22, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Pont/Getty Images) Atlanta's Waka Flocka is taking a stand. Photo : Getty Images
By Melissa Ruggieri
March 9, 2015BY MELISSA RUGGIERI
Waka Flocka Flame is publicly battling racism.
The Atlanta-based rapper canceled an upcoming show at the University of Oklahoma after a video surfaced that show members of the school’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity singing a racist chant.
The video also shows students using racial slurs and vowing to never admit a black person into the fraternity.
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The school and national chapter have shut down the fraternity on campus, but Waka is still refusing to play his previously scheduled April 25 show.
He took to Instagram to post his thoughts on the matter, noting that he’s only upset with the “disgusting kids” of the fraternity.
About the Author
Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
