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The Root Editorial Blasts Kreayshawn as ‘Ridiculous’
The Root Editorial Blasts Kreayshawn as ‘Ridiculous’
The Root Editorial Blasts Kreayshawn as ‘Ridiculous’
Kreayshawn has gotten plenty of buzz for her 'Gucci Gucci' track, inking her a deal with Columbia Records, but just as she's receiving cheers there are also a few jeers. Journalist Timmhotep Aku, writing on behalf of The Root -- a daily online magazine that "provides thought-provoking commentary on today's news from a variety of black perspectives" -- all but raked the Oakland, Calif...
NPR Report Says Rap Promotes Prostitution in Bay Area
NPR Report Says Rap Promotes Prostitution in Bay Area
NPR Report Says Rap Promotes Prostitution in Bay Area
David Rogowski, AOL A recent National Public Radio report on teenage prostitution in Oakland, California turned up a familiar culprit: gangsta rap. Explaining her entrance into the "game," Darlene, a former prostitute who signed at the request of a boyfriend at the age of 15, claimed that she was enthralled by the money and glamor she heard about in the music made by local rappers like T