... The Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, fined a Colorado radio station for airing a "clean" version of one of Eminem's songs. The FCC ruled that the song contained sexual references that were intended to shock a group of people (Boehlert, 2 para.). They have call for a censorship of his music. When Eminem is ... Not only did Elton, an openly bisexual man, celebrate Eminem's prohibited lyrics by singing in the rap star's controversial performance, but he also gave the hero a sympathetic hug on stage at the end of the song. (Doherty 2 para.). There are still many other areas and side...

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... say he should be censored. He has the right to rap about whatever he wishes, because it's his way to expressing his feelings, it's not against the law, and it's the truth. Tupac uses a lot of profanity, and his lyrics are inappropriate for kids. The song "Hit em" Up" starts off with vulgar language and has ... through his music. That's a talent that not many people have. Here is a sample of how he expresses his views towards all the injustices in life. In his song "Changes", he raps about prejudice and all the sick aspects of the world. "I see no changes all I see are racist faces Mispla...

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... artists include Nirvana, Beck, John Mellencamp and the list goes on. The most recent case involving Wal-Mart and censorship was the new Sheryl Crow album. A song on the album, which lashes the company for selling guns that end up in the wrong hands as, caused the company to ban the album in stores. ... us and what we see. It is not like saying theses lyrics are anything new. A person or a child is going to hear them regardless of any song with so-called profanity in them. The people singing are just telling the truth. I think a child has a better chance of hearing profanity in there own ...

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... 3). Most of the early problems with censorship were in the early 1950's. The 90's are the most controversial decade dealing with the censorship of music. The rap group "2 Live Crew" was the target for the censorship bureau in the time. The groups lyrics weren't as violent, but more explicit. The album ... "Me So Horny" was illegal to sale in couple of states like Alabama and Florida. In the 90's rap music was taking all the heat for music censorship. Rappers such as Ice-T, Public Enemy, and N.W.A. were getting the majority of the heat in the ... are little more violent than rap. The ce...

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... urban areas. This type of music encourages children to get into drugs and gang violence. In the past eight years, the period in which "gangsta" rap has been heavily promoted, teenage drug use has increased more than four-fold (Dr. C Delores Tucker). The government is the underlying power that allows ... beatings they are injecting poison into the veins of America's future" (Coretta Scott King). This argument is not isolated to urban areas, or rap music. In fact, hard rock groups have been blamed as the cause of several school shootings. The shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton...

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... to freedom of speech and expression. Censorship is an attack against American's first amendment right guaranteeing the freedom of speech; however if a song or album is deemed obscene the first amendment does not protect this. Many experts feel that music directly influences negative situations in today's ... regardless of the response because of the first amendment. Luther Campbell, of the rap group 2 Live Crew released a single titled "Banned in the USA" in response to the labeling. The lyrics of this song are blatantly attacking the governments" right to censor music and the parents wh...

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... it in their music. This is all these artists have ever known; it is what they lived through, so obviously, this is what they rap about. These artists are not necessarily trying to offend any particular person or group, nor are they trying to deter youth to the immoral ways of ... society. These artists are merely expressing what they know and how they lived in a form of entertainment. Rap is their outlet for anger. However, rap is the most censored form of music on the market today. Censorship of any form does not allow the people to decide, with ... and most rappers are black. Is musi...

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... country, the freedom to express yourself. It is not fair, nor is it constitutional that music should be censored in anyway. It is not only rap music trying to be censored it is in all types of music. They are taking away their rights and it isn't fair. Wall-Mart CD ... musical selections. Discontinuing production of this music takes the freedom of expression away form everyone, musicians and fans of every age. 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 ...

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... -80's censorship movement that eventually results in the RIAA- (Recording Industry Association of America) "universal parental warning sticker (Nuzum)."" From that single song, it seemed to have started an epidemic with parents trying to censor music and try to get explicit content out of music. The most famous ... reached in 1989 between the Parent's Music Resource Center and the Recording Industry Association of America (DesRusiers, 16)."" With each new record or song featuring the infamous sticker, more and more people decided to find certain types of music always degrading. People att...

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... up to be this passive "thing " whose sole purpose is to be consumed by watching males. A prime example of this appears in Nelly's "Thong song " video where typical panoramic shots survey the female bodies, giving a message that women should be leered at. Women are then stricken of their character even ... the artist is trying to send. The listener relates to the words and therefore understands what the singer or songwriter is trying to say. However, song lyrics are not respected by all people. Some tend to find certain words profane or obscene. This is completely comprehendible since th...

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... up to be this passive "thing" whose sole purpose is to be consumed by watching males. A prime example of this appears in Nelly's "Thong song" video where typical panoramic shots survey the female bodies, giving a message that women should be leered at. Women are then stricken of their character even ... the artist is trying to send. The listener relates to the words and therefore understands what the singer or songwriter is trying to say. However, song lyrics are not respected by all people. Some tend to find certain words profane or obscene. This is completely comprehendible since ther...

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... Versace who was a homosexual, and calling many of his enemies things like "faggots" and "homos." He also had his usual discussion about drugs including a song called "Drug Ballad" and another song in which he claims he was high when he wrote it. He also stretched the limits of his lyrics when he described in a couple of his ... the center of the media and it played right into his hands on this album as he went multi-platinum again and is one of the most successful rap artists of all time. The claims he makes on this album aren't the literal claims in the issues he talks about, but inste...

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... . You don't have to buy his CD's and you don't have to go to his concerts. Many of his songs do have a meaning to them. Like the song "Cleaning Out My Closet" expresses why he feels such strong dislike towards his mother. To some people they might listen to his music and relate. But because of some ... not liking his music, message or not, they don't want his music heard. He writes for people to hear what he has to say. In this line from the song "My Dads Gone Crazy" "I"d rather have pussy lips glued to my face with a clit ring in my nose then quit bringing my flows, so quit giving me my...

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... attracted to or influenced by a moral or ethical message with which they do not agree. People who disagree with a message in a song either reject it and never let it touch their CD player again or create a twisted definition of the song that fits their beliefs, which no one can dispute. Patricia Greenfield, a social scientist, conducted a study of music in 1987. She played ... Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" to children of all ages, and then asked them what they thought the song meant. All children attributed the theme of the song to pride in the USA, the singer's birthplace. When...

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... hitting the masses, where as the public should have the decisive power of what's distasteful or quality. Because in the end it's the public that decides if a song is a hit or flop. In 1968 many of Bob Dylan's music were banned from radio because his lyrics were too difficult to understand, many station managers feared ... lyrics of songs. Ozzy Osbourne was sued in "1985" by the parents of a teen who committed suicide which they believed was provoked by the song "Suicide Solution," the case was thrown out of court and all files for appeal were denied, stating their was no proof the ... ...

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"Adult Content" What exactly is adult content? Is it in a song where every word needs to be censored? Is it a movie that only mature adults may see, or a movie where everyone is being killed? Is it material that we don't allow ... . Children are playing these for hours and filling their heads with the violent pictures. Music also contains the "adult" label. Rap is a genre mostly focused toward the African culture. This contains constant references to sex, gang killings, and racial discrimination. A rap artist can have a hit single that is played over the radio and has censored out the four-le...

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... and depend on them to express their own emotions. Countless number of teenagers listen to music to forget about their problems and relate to a singer"s lyrics. 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? Is it that they are inappropriate and graphic? No, is it because these expressions conflict ... ...

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