Criticism over recent Lil Wayne and Chris Brown concert in Haiti
June 26th of this year a large concert that was organized by mega producer Swizz Beats was done, and Chris Brown, and Lil Wayne performed. Swizz Beats did as well, but obviously the two star attractions were Lil Wayne and Chris Brown. Some say the Haitian government paid money to bring these folks over to give a free concert, others, such as Swizz Beats claims the artist paid for it themselves. People were saying that the President, who is a musician, paid for this concert to possibly win a re-election. The government stated that this will boost tourism to Haiti and will be a boost to the economy. People were saying if the concert cost $2 million US, then imagine how many people that could have been feed, or housing, etc. Here is my take. In the large scale of things, $2 million is a drop in the bucket for what Haiti needs. Sure $2 million is nothing to sneeze at, but if the thought of buying food aid or giving food to people is right, then I w...