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Hip-Hop vs. America

Over the past few years many celebrity figures in the Hip-Hop community have used their star power to speak out against particular government actions. Artists today in the Hip-Hop community mainly come many different backgrounds, whether it’s growing up in a bad neighborhood, being shot or shot at or not having much while growing up. Artists take these real life situations and turn it into their music. Most artists see it is as a way to express what they feel or how they made their change. I personally don’t condone the way artists portray themselves in their music or music videos. However I believe that Hip-Hop artists have made a positive impression on America within the last few years
In 2004 during the last election, a celebrity used his fame to help gain the support of the young adults in America. Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, the owner of Bad Boy Records, started the “Vote or Die” campaign. The campaign drew a lot of attention in America at......

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