it's a subculture that has become global, has significantly impacted
American society, and it relates to a number of social/political issues

from today's media labeling Mike Vick a hip hop thug, or blaming
hip hop for dogfighting, to the issues of copyrights and sampling, to
the issue of profanity on records, to the illegality of graffiti... the
birth of hip hop out of de-industrialization and urban decay, to (of
course) social critiques within hip hop music, from 'The Message' to
'Black Maybe' etc.

or even for ENGL courses, the lyrics themselves


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FB group against the racist anti-Vick backlash:
http://gsu.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2915363123

http://www.myspace.com/des93