Another part of the rap industry that angers people are the gun violences stated in many songs. ... The fact of the matter is that many rappers do have songs featuring in depth stories of gun violence. ... It is not fair to blame one genre of music for violence anyway considering the violent lyrics being said on many alternative and rock songs being played also. There have been no alleged violent activity going on from hearing a rap song, as the youth who shoot up schools and such blame their actions on alternative artists such as Marilyn Manson. ... If a person has common sense, they would ...

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In the 90's rap music was taking all the heat for music censorship. ... Now rap and hip-hip aren't the only type of music getting "picked on". Rock and heavy metal music are in the same boat as rap and hip-hop. ... In 1985 the parents of John McCullom sued Ozzy Osborne, claiming that his song "Suicide Solutions" caused their son to commit suicide. The judge in this case decided that overt lyrics are protected speech and that the evidence was insufficient to connect the song with the death of their child. ...

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Rap is their outlet for anger. However, rap is the most censored form of music on the market today. ... It is a fact of life for musicians, especially rappers, that the original versions of their songs often get cleaned up just so they can be aired on the radio or shown on television. The trend of releasing two versions of songs is not new. ... But why do artists have to make special, "clean" songs just to be heard? ...

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Music is very powerful and there are numerous events in today's news about teenagers attempting suicide or trying to kill other people and blaming it on song lyrics. Psychologists don't only blame the song lyrics but the artists themselves also. ... For example, a very popular rapper today is Eminem. In his songs he expresses very clearly the hatred he has for his mother and his ex-wife. ...

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"Gangsta" rap is all about live a life of violence and indecency, and this is what the children of our society are looking up too. Music with lyrics, as harsh as these need to be censored, because with the lessons these songs are teaching, the future of our country will be in the hands of "gangsta's." ... He, like many other political figures, opposes the lyrics in many of today's songs, but unlike others, he is standing up and fighting for what he sees as right. ...

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