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Rap Lyrics

A general view at the New York City protest against Reebok for not firing rapper Rick Ross over sexist and violent lyrics outside the Reebok Flagship Store on April 4, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Will pocketbook pressure change rap lyrics forever?

Kim Osorio
OPINION - Corporate America has got a chokehold on hip-hop. Whenever a something affects a rapper’s bottom line, as in what just happened with Rick Ross and Reebok, all of a sudden, they care. We all care...
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Beyonce, center holding camera, walks with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, right of her, as they tour Old Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 4, 2013. R&B's power couple is in Havana on their fifth wedding anniversary. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

The top 5 rap lyrics of the week

Shawn Setaro, Rap Genius
RAP GENIUS - This week, our list is dominated by two phenomena. Funkmaster Flex dropped a massive, 56 song mixtape that gives us three of our entries...
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Rapper Tyga arrives at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Tyga to perform at Harvard show despite opposition

Associated Press
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) - Tyga is set to perform at Harvard University despite opposition from critics who've signed a petition seeking to keep him away...
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President Obama, Jay-Z and Beyonce

Did Jay-Z's 'Open Letter' go too far?

Courtney Garcia
theGRIO REPORT - After critics questioned the validity of his fifth wedding anniversary vacation with wife Beyoncé to Havana, the 43-year-old rapper furthered the debate on Thursday with a provocative track...
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Meek Mill performs onstage at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards at Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on September 29, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET)

Meek Mill defends controversial Rick Ross lyric

Kyle Harvey
theGRIO REPORT - Meek called rap 'imaginary visual,' comparing the violent nature of rap music to screenwriters inserting a scene of sexual assault into a script...
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Rick Ross performs onstage at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards at Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on September 29, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Chris McKay/Getty Images for BET)

Did Rick Ross' scandal change rap?

Courtney Garcia
theGRIO REPORT - The firestorm has singed the 37-year-old rapper at the moment, but any long-term consequences appear slim according to those who work in the business, as he likely won’t lose his fan base...
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Rick Ross apologizes for lyrics deemed pro-rape

Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Thursday's apology — in the form of a tweet — came the same day a women's group, UltraViolet, planned a protest outside of one of his sponsors, Reebok, in Manhattan...
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Styles P visits BET's '106 & Park' at BET Studios on March 21, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for BET)

The top 5 rap lyrics of the week

Shawn Setaro, Rap Genius
RAP GENIUS - The past seven days found Styles P calling out fakers, Action Bronson taking it back to the (extremely) old school, Spice 1 hanging with a legend, Honors English rebelling against fashion rap, and Ab-Soul doing, well, a whole bunch of different stuff...
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Talib Kweli (Getty Images)

Talib Kweli takes on Rick Ross lyric

Kyle Harvey
theGRIO REPORT - The backlash over Rick Ross' controversial "U.O.E.N.O." lyric referencing date rape continues to build and now one of hip hop’s more conscious rappers is calling out the Miami rapper...
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Rick Ross performs at BET's Rip The Runway 2013:Show at Hammerstein Ballroom on February 27, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET's Rip The Runway)

Rap must take responsibility for hatin' on women

Lauren Carter
OPINION - While we rightfully attack Rick Ross for his irresponsible lyrics, we also have to attack the culture that condones and allows him to profit off those lyrics...
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