Patrick Beverly Don't blame Ja Morant... Gangsta rap did it!!!

Ja Morant is a product of the gangsta rap he listens to every day — so says his NBA elder statesman Patrick Beverley.

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Pat Bev recently weighed in on Ja's situation on his Barstool Sports podcast.

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PB said, "I think the sound has a many to do with it right now.

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Mainly with this culture, everybody holding a gun in the video is fine, you have bad teeth, that's fine, the pants are halfway down your ass, that's fine."

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The current Chicago Bull has also valued the music of "Back in the Day" on Today's Tunes…

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"The literature right now is 'Shoot 'em up, bang, bang, shoot 'em up, bend you over, I've got this sum, I'm on a private jet, that.'

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On Monday, Jaa entered a counseling program and is rumored to miss the remainder of the Memphis Grizzlies season.

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Pat Bev's remarks may reflect an old-school ethos — echoed by OGs like Mele Mel.

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But younger crops of rappers continue to express similar opinions about the state of hip-hop.

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The last time we talked to Rich Homie Quan, he called for an end to the "shoot 'em up, bang 'em up" era... a statement he made shortly before the takeoff of Migos, shot dead was done.

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