EXCLUSIVE: Long Beach’s new minor league baseball team is GLORIFYING STREET VIOLENCE and BETRAYING the community with a SHOCKING alter ego that celebrates a “gangster” past. The so-called “Long Beach Regulators” name, revealed Tuesday, is a DIRECT NOD to Warren G’s 1994 rap anthem “Regulate”—a song steeped in the gritty narratives of urban street life. This isn’t just a team; it’s a DANGEROUS cultural appropriation that ROMANTICIZES crime in a city still battling its own demons.
Officially dubbed the Long Beach Coast, this Pioneer League franchise is BRAZENLY leveraging hip-hop heritage for profit, planning to unleash its “Regulators” alter ego weekly at historic Blair Field. Co-owner Warren G gushed to TMZ about his pride, but critics are FURIOUS, asking: Is this how we honor the legacy of the late Nate Dogg? By turning a song about survival into a SPECTACLE for baseball fans?
Insiders reveal the “Regulators” branding will permeate the ballpark experience and merchandise, effectively NORMALIZING a term synonymous with street enforcement and territorial control. This move is a CALCULATED slap in the face to families and a THINLY-VEILED attempt to cash in on edgy, violent imagery. After decades of failed teams, Long Beach is now BANKING on controversy to fill seats, risking the sanctity of America’s pastime for a cheap viral gimmick.
This isn’t celebration; it’s EXPLOITATION. As other cities build community, Long Beach is selling a distorted, DANGEROUS fantasy to the masses. The real regulation needed here is on MORAL DECAY—and it’s clear the authorities have already left the building.
Author: Kayitsi.com
