I am quite familiar with the venerable tradition of the ?Battle of the Bands,? but this is ridiculous:

SANFORD – A night of live music turned violent Saturday when four members of a Fayetteville-based rap group were shot at by members of a rival band, according to city police.

Naturally, the fact that the musical genre in question tends to glorify prison wardrobe, gang life, and violence has absolutely nothing to do with this.