Submitted by STEM0707 on June 19, 2008

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Rap 2008

Is Hip-Hop Really That Hip? The music genre defined as hip-hop, or rap, has been gaining a lot of attention over the past twenty years. In their articles, J. Victoria Sanders (Horizon), Allison Samuels, N'Gai Croal, David Gates( Newsweek), and an unknown author (Time), discuss the changing faces of hip-hop and its effects on today's society. One specific aspect of hip-hop music that all of the writers agree on is that the references to sex, violence, and the bad attitudes towards the female species are getting worse and something needs to be done…quickly. In her article discussing the effects of hip-hop on women in today's society, J. Victoria Sanders states that the black community...

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