Gangsta Rap

Gangsta Rap set off a maelstrom of controversy over its graphic sexual content, violent imagery, and misogyny. Generally, rappers argue they portray women like this because, as Snoop said “that it is just for the women who are like that and if you’re a real woman, you’re classy and elegant. Those lyrics wouldn’t necessarily affect you. You’d just groove to the music.” Richard Shaw, a.k.a. Bushwick Bill, says “I call women bitches and hos because all the women I’ve met since I’ve been out here are bitches and hos.” When Bill was asked at the National Association of Black Journalist’s convention what he calls his mother, his reply? “I call her a woman, but I am not f---ing my mother. If I was f---ing you, you’d be a bitch.” He then apologized for what he said to the reporter.

“If you don’t give a f--- about a bitch/Then you’re rolling with

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, a chairwoman of the Congressional Panel, complained that little was being done by the industry executive to cut out vulgar and violent lyrics.” She also said “A sticker is not enough” (Hawkins 5). Some censorship has been incorporated into the radio industry. Inner City Broadcasting has stopped airing hardcore rap and other misogynist and violent rap. It hopes to set an example for other stations it hopes will follow suit. Many radio stations do not play rap to begin with. However, record companies are still producing this kind of music because it sells despite the lack of radio airplay. Death Row Records, a top rap music producer, has withstood an onslaught by Dolores Tucker, Bob Dole, and others. Recently, Death Row Records was itself a victim of the behavior of its rappers. Death Row Records CEO, Marion “Suge” Knight, was arrested for violating probation. He had been arrested for assault with a deadly weapon in 1992, with the possibility of receiving up to five years in prison. Now, he could face from five to nine years if convicted. A hearing will determine the exact form of his sentence. The company will surely suffer without his leadership. Before he began his reign as CEO, Suge was an All-American defensive
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Approximate Pages = 13 (250 words per page)

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