Parental advisory stickers and censorship on the songs and videos for these songs are ruining the image and the music of the hip-hop culture. ... No longer can someone write a song to say what he or she wants to say or show who he or she is, but instead the artist has to make the song so someone else will allow it to be played. ... If you read the titles of the songs and listen to the lyrics of the songs it is easy to understand their theories. ... Some examples of these lyrics will show you how these pioneers of rap music aren't all about gangs, violence, and other things stereotypes ...

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• Grade Level: High School