2 Live Crew
- Artist/Author/Producer: 2 Live Crew
- Confronting Bodies: Florida State
- Dates of action: 1989-90
- Location: Florida
- Description of the Art Work
- The rap album, "As Nasty as They Wanna Be," by the group 2 Live Crew
considered obscene by the state of Florida.
- Description of incident
- The owner of a Florida record store was convicted of obscenity charges
for selling a recording by the rap group 2 Live Crew that had been
declared obscene by a Federal judge. Members of the group Luther
Campbell, Chris Wongwon and Mark Ross were also arrested following a
performance in Hollywood, Florida and charged with obscene conduct.
- Results of incident
- The record store owner and members of the group faced the possibility of
a year in jail and a $1,000 fine for the misdemeanor offenses.
Source: CAC Censorship Archive
Record no 350