The Drug Enforcement Administration inspected the year-long case and stated that the Los Angeles offices of Interscope Records were used for pickups and deliveries of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine in 20. In September 2011, it was reported by federal prosecutors that the Interscope Geffen A&M Records building was used by a drug-trafficking ring as a transport center. MCA was not required to distribute material that it deemed offensive. Under the agreement, Interscope retained complete creative control over the label's recordings. On December 1, 1995, the Los Angeles Times noted that with five albums on that week's pop charts and sales of $350 million over the previous three years, 'what may have been a smart move politically for Time Warner is now looking like a financial fiasco.' In February 1996, MCA Recordsâthen owned by Seagramâbought 50% of Interscope for a reported $200 million. Ownership in Interscope was aggressively pursued by EMI, BMG, PolyGram and MCA. In September, Time Warner announced it would disassociate itself from Interscope by selling its half-interest in the company to Field and Iovine for $115 million. DeLores Tucker, the chairwoman of the National Political Congress of Black Women. Bennett, a former Education Secretary, and C. Among others, the label was criticized by William J. Senate Majority LeaderBob Dole accused Interscope of releasing music that glorified violence and degraded women. In May 1995, the controversy related to gangsta rap and explicit lyrics intensified as U.S.
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