“It’s always been a situation, a right of passage, this rivalry thing,”- Anthony ‘Twilite Tone’ Khan
Submerged in criticism for not doing enough to curb the epidemic, Emanuel went on the defense, stating that “nobody can be comfortable” with the loss of so many lives.
For those actually on the front lines, and native to the city, there’s a deeper reason behind the many shootings. “It’s always been a situation, a right of passage, this rivalry thing,” says producer Anthony “Twilite Tone” Khan. Tone grew up in Chicago and has worked with the likes of Kanye West and Common, but is not far removed from the climate in his birthplace. “When I was growing up it was more fighting and possibly stabbing, than shooting. When you throw artillery in the mix then that kinda intensifies the amount of carnage that you’re gonna have.”
According to Tone, unearthing the motivation behind the shootings means looking at history, from slavery to the breakdown of the Black family, the Black Power Movement, and the lack of parental guidance in the home has been replaced with the Internet and music. “So why is it so much killing? Let’s bottom line this: there’s so much killing because this sh-t has been simplified, it’s been McDonald’s-fied. It’s like money, a–, drugs, ‘I don’t know if I’m gonna make it to tomorrow, f-ck that n-gga from the other side.’ Now you got access to making money, drugs, and then guns, so there you go.”
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