Censorship of Music In today's society, all types of music artists are expressing their views, opinions and feelings in their songs about what they see and what they know. ... It is not only rap music trying to be censored it is in all types of music. ... The increasing controversy surrounding rap music, with its rough-edged lyrics about sex and violence, has prompted two very different responses from black oriented radio stations in New York and Los Angeles. ... You may remember when hard-core rapper Ice-T wrote the song cop killer. ... The purpose of music is to be enjoyed, not cen...

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Nowadays people have problems with what people say in music. The main types of music where people have a problem is rap music. Some people say that rap is way too derogatory and slanderous. Yes, rappers do talk about drugs, sex, and violence but that is their choice to communicate what they think. ... Rappers are not asking people to follow their example, but to be open yo choice and free speech. ...

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This statement is some times doubtful because of all of the censorships that are placed in music, cartoons and movies from now in days. Music now in days especially RAP is censured very strictly because of their lyrics, and by what their lyrics can promote. Its true rap artists now in days use a great deal of obscenities, violence and foul language in their lyrics that can create censorship. ... Base on my findings, I come to the conclusion that music, cartoons and movies serve as scapegoats for people that don't want to accept that their children are violent or simply out of control. ....

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For example, I personally do not find an ounce of talent in rap music, it would not make a difference in my life whether or not existed. Many anti-rap groups contend that rap promotes gang violence and insults women (calling them bitches and whores). But if I was in a position where I could ban it and did, I would be denying a group of people their careers as rap artists or producers and denying the fans of rap music their listening enjoyment. ...

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Music is a free expression of the ideas and emotions of people. ... One lyric from a Eminem song describes the importance of music to kids. "Or for anyone who's ever been through s--- in their lives Till they sit and they cry at night wishin' they'd die Till they throw on a rap record and they sit, and they vibe" So what is wrong with these artists lyrics? ... The Taliban banned music in Afghanistan, how far away from that are we? ... If we keep music censorship up we won't be far at all....

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The fact of the matter is that there are many pros and cons in the music and entertainment industry about censorship. ... Whose job is it to decide what movies they see and what music they listen to. ... Those are just a few minor points about censorship on television, but many of the same points can be made about the censorship in music. Is a rap group portraying real life in the ghetto, or a heavy-metal band singing about suicide, protected as a singer's "artistic expression"? ... This has begun to change in recent years, however, as the lyrics to popular music have become more expl...

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