... Toni Morrison declares, " what unifies hip-hop throughout the world is its emergence from the others within the empire, who ring profound changes in the nations discourse (Morrison, 1996). Many rappers consider themselves as educators and see at least a portion of their mission is to promote consciousness (Morrell and Andrade, 2002). Often Rappers take ... people who have been oppressed is a first step in helping them to obtain critical literacy and ultimately liberation from oppressive ideologies (Freire, 1970). As stated previously hip-hop stands on the front lines of Americas' social ...

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