I’ve often heard people, with their nose held up high and the inside of their nostrils clearly visible, describe hip-hop with disgust and ignorance. Sometimes it is even blamed for violence and sexism, even though these claims seem to be never accompanied by any evidence (age of sexual encounter has mostly been stable while crime has been on the decrease; hip hop, on the other hand, has been on the rise). Sometimes it’s just said to be bad music (if these snobs deem it to be worthy of being called “music”).

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