Dr. Boyce Watkins and Michael Eric Dyson Debate the State of Hip Hop in America

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3 Responses to Dr. Boyce Watkins and Michael Eric Dyson Debate the State of Hip Hop in America

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   Mel Reply

   June 14, 2012 at 1:12 pm

   I have the utmost respect for these learned men.
   I have sought and listened to some very positive
   hip hop music. The problem, for me, has always
   been commercialized rap music played on radio stations, and aggressively marketed to black youth by some record companies.

   In that context, I saw the handwriting on the wall many years ago, by forseeing the detrimental impact this type of music would have on the black community.
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   Bob Shropshire

   May 13, 2012 at 12:52 pm

   Way to go Dr. Boyce
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   Bob Shropshire

   May 13, 2012 at 12:51 pm

   Theses two have always given us great and profound debates about the dichotomy concerning the value of hip hop music. I hope they will continue to add merit in these types of forums in helping to shape the evolution of this needed genera,