Slideshow: theGrio's infamous hip-hop haters

SLIDESHOW - These prominent people have all expressed serious problems with the lyrical content and culture of rap music...

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As controversy swirls around actress Ashley Judd’s comments about hip-hop and how she feels it perpetuates a culture of “rape” — the Grio takes a look back on high profile figures who have slammed rap artists and their lyrics. These prominent people have all expressed serious problems with the lyrical content and culture of rap music.

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