Hip-Hop Values from Oliver Wang
While I was procrastinating at work yesterday, I found this interesting video via the New York Times: Professor of sociology and music know-it-all API* Oliver Wang debating Eli Lake on the question: Should rappers be blamed for glorifying bad behavior?
So, this debate is pretty much an old one and I pretty much think the answer is no. Oliver Wang provides a set of very good reasons why hip hop shouldn’t be responsible. Makes sense. I mean, hip hop has context and the society we live in must provide the storyline for hip hop.
Also in the video are the following topics:
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