... need for government regulation. Being a fan of rap, I am particularly interested in issues effecting regulation of the recording industry and rap artists. Popular gangsta rappers include Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dog, Tupac Shakur, Ice Cube, and Ice T. Many are outraged at the explicit lyrics of the songs and the lifestyles of these artists. Tupac Shakur is one of the most publicized ... make babies and leaves a young mother to be a pappy. And since we all came from a woman Got our name from Yim 4 a woman and our game from a woman I wonder why we rape our women. Do we hate our woman I think ...

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... after what she wants and saying what's on her mind" (qtd. in Berry 618). Their definition differs from that of the American Heritage Dictionary, which defines a bitch as being a female dog, or offensively, a spiteful or overbearing woman. If these rap artists do not respect themselves, then they surely will not have respect for any of their listeners, especially children. Rap music ... because children, who act upon what they see and hear, tend to do whatever is said in the songs (1). If they hear something such as, "Her body's beautiful so I"m thinking rape/ Shouldn't have had her curt...

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