Strong Community Views On Rap and Responsibility

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She focuses on the rhythms and the music more than the words, anyway. And when they talk about "bitches and "niggaz" and "hos," well, [Jackie Gay] said, she's not a part of the discussion.

"Where I come from, once word gets out that you've cooperated with the police, that only makes you a bigger target of criminal violence. That is a dark reality in so many neighborhoods like mine across America. I'm not saying it's right, but it's reality. And it's not unfounded. There's a harsh reality around violence and criminal justice in our inner cities," Cam'ron said.

"If we don't buy it," [Catherine Rose] said, "it won't sell."

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Strong Community Views On Rap and Responsibility

Jackie Gay is 19 years old, a student at the University of Cincinnati - and a lover of rap.

Her favorites are Jay-Z, Common, Kanye West, and Roots. Her tastes don't generally go to some of the hardcore "gangster rappers" who have been featured prominently in the news c...

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