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Article: Gangsta rap under arrest: does hip-hop need to change its bad rap? (News Debate).
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- December 13, 2002
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JAY-Z'S LATEST SINGLE makes you want to move, Missy Misdemeanor Elliot's newest song makes you want to hum along, and Eminem's lyrics make you think. But could rap music be hazardous to your health?
Yes, say some rappers, music industry executives, and teen listeners. They have formed a movement called Hip-Hop 4 Peace to tone down rap music's violent lyrics and reputation. The members say that when hip-hop artists rap about drugs and gangs, they make dangerous activities sound cool to young listeners.
But critics of the movement say hip-hop gets a bad rap because of a few artists and that most rappers have good intentions. They say it is important for ...