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Whether a warning, a demand or an affirmation, hip-hop culture and, especially, rap music have been mediums for holding the powerful accountable, for delivering lyrical indictments against systemic injustice. Because it can threaten the concentration of power, certain forces have demonized the culture, said Willie (Prophet) Stiggers, co-founder and chair of the Black Music Action Coalition, a group of artists, lawyers, managers and producers unified against systemic racism in the music industry and in society.

Hip-hop has been an integral part of social and racial justice movements. But it’s also been scrutinized by law enforcement and political groups because of their belief that hip-hop and its artists’ encourage violent criminality Read more