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...h to many black Americans was a good way for these artists to express themselves. These songs show that these issues can and do happen in society. Girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice, yet barefoot and pregnant in the This paper is the property of Need A Paper .com Copyright 2003-2005 usually the description that most rap artists give themselves. The subject of violence and misogyny found in rap and hip-hop music promotes violent crimes in city streets as well as influencing our innocent youth to commit random acts of violence. But is that really what rap music is doing? Most rap songs that contain violence reflect incidents that occur in today’s society such as the Rodney King incident. Rap music brings together a tangle of some of the most complex social, cultural, and political issues in contemporary American society. Most artists relive their own painful experiences over and over again though their music, delaying their own society’s process of recovery. For example, in 1989 two years before the Rodney King incident, a rap group called N.W.A wrote a song that targeted blacks and police officers. The song was called “Fuck the Police” and some of the lyrics included “Some people think they have the authority to kill the minority taking out a police will make my day” which to many black Americans was a good way for these artists to express themselves. These songs show that these issues can and do happen in society. Girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice, yet barefoot and pregnant in the This paper is the property of Need A Paper .com Copyright 2003-2005 usually the description that most rap artists give themselves. The subject of violence and misogyny found in rap and hip-hop music promotes violent crimes in city streets as well as influencing our innocent youth to commit random acts of violence. But is that really what rap music is doing? Most rap songs that contain violence reflect incidents that occur in today’s society such as the Rodney King in...