After the coming of West Coast Rap, artists started to take more violent lyrics and sexual exploitations. Rapper and producer of hip hop music Dr. ... Rappers such as Dr. ... For a long time, anyone who was associated with reality rap when assumed to be involved in criminal activity and anyone (in the minority) who dressed in the style of rap and hip hop was seen as inferior and problematic. (Goldstein) The media succeeded in changing the way society viewed gangster rap despite the fact that the rappers were only bringing up real topics that affected real people in the minority. ...

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Many people argue that gangster rap is not only music made for entertainment purposes. ... Violence in rap music has been said to be the main contributor in the shooting of Shakur. ... There are many positive ways in which rap music has influenced our society as a whole. ... Rap music gives a public voice to urban America, and through their music rap artists can paint a picture of what is going on around them, growing up in poverty. ... Rap music is criticized because it accurately shows a negative side of American culture. ...

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I Can't Bite My Lip Any More Should music companies that generate violent music be held legally liable for the effects of the music they produce? Over the years music has become more violent, mostly in rap, and rock and roll. ... Many of the critics blame it on the so-called "GANGSTA RAP", because of the explicit lyrics in the music. ... Tucker fought the rap industry because she believes the rap music today glamorizes black on black crime. She believes that the producers of rap music are trying to exploit and stereotype the black youth for profit. ...

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Music offers something different to teenagers: an interview with the lead singer from the rock group Marilyn Manson. ... In September 1995, Warner music group bowed to public pressure and announced it was severing its 50% stake in Interscope records; home to Nine inch nails and controversial rap artists Snoop Doggy Dog and Dr. ... Rap artists simply turned to a different distribution of network and their CDs continue to hit the stores with lyrics, which glorify guns, rape and murder. Every generation of adults has viewed youth culture and its medium of choice "radio dramas in the e1940s...

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