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The video has officially been removed from the platform and I am feeling a deep sense of relief for my children. Thank you for helping me protect our community from this harmful content. I will be keeping a close eye on what is promoted to our kids moving forward.

May 22, 2015

Ban The "Coco" Video on YouTube by OT Genasis

Ban The "Coco" Video on YouTube by OT Genasis

🏆 Won — 667 supporters Verified

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Started by Lisa Lloyd-Branch 11 years, 10 months ago
As a woman of color and a mother, I am completely disgusted by this video and it's popularity. It plainly glorifies the production, usage, and sale of cocaine and wraps it in a catchy beat that your kids will likely repeat unknowingly.


We all know that cocaine is an illegal substance continues to destroy entire communities. Despite this, O.T. Genasis actually states in his song that he's "in love" with it while brandishing guns, gold and stacks of money. This video should not be allowed to show the depiction of cocaine in such a care-free manner especially since young, impressionable people are the ones who are likely to be enticed by this video and the ill-fated lifestyle it portrays.


Please take a stand with me and tell YouTube and the Hip Hop community that there is nothing funny or rhythmic about drug usage, dealing, or guns and such disregard to its seriousness will not be tolerated.

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Reached 500 supporters

April 1, 2015

March 30, 2015

Seeing the numbers climb reminds me of the sleepless nights I worry about my daughter seeing this toxic imagery. We need to hit that next goal to show the corporate leadership that families refuse to accept this blatant glorification of drug use.

March 2, 2015

Seeing one hundred people agree that this video is harmful proves I am not alone in my worry for our children. It means everything to have this many people reach out and confirm that we deserve better content on these platforms.

Reached 100 supporters

February 28, 2015

588 Comments

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Raven
11 years ago Featured

Songs like this are the reason that my generation suffers. Of course we have some entitlement for our behavior but when you promote it so much that it is always in our faces. PLEASE ban this and give us real music again!

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Shavonda Chambers
11 years ago Featured

The song is simple at best with no value to add to anything that we are attempting to do to better the black community. I believe in support, but I will never support anyone who contributes to the destruction of my people.

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Frank Williams
11 years ago Featured

These people don’t get a damn about the children who hear this video. I’m tired of modern day minstrelsy like this poisoning the minds of our children and the black community as a whole. These people are artistic cowards and they should be ashamed of themselves.

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Kelli Stewart
11 years ago Featured

This is a no brainer for me. As the child of a mother who struggled with crack addiction for over 20 years, I think all drug dealers, king pins and czars deserve the death penalty- no trial. But for now, I'll settle for a ban on this song.

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conscious river
11 years ago Featured

The establishment has been promoting negative lyrics in black music since the late 1960's, where the Temptation's song Cloud Nine and Psychedelic Shack were the glamorizations of the introduction of heroin and LSD into the black community.

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Tasandra Knight
11 years ago Featured

its inappropriate and I have preteen daughters who listen to music and I just think its not right and fair for them to have to be persuaded into believing this is just a song its not. it may not effect some but kids will never forget the song. I hate it get it off the air!!

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Roz Miller
2 years ago

lol all yall failed lmao

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John Belizaire
9 years ago

Needs to go