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While 'conscious rappers' such as Talib Kweli and The Roots may receive enormous critical acclaim, it's the rappers who employ what Rose calls the 'gansta-pimp-ho trinity'-rappers like T.I. Rose argues that the music that most embodies the hallmarks of gangsta rap- drug dealing, sexual excess, rogue capitalism and distorted, violent portraits of black masculinity-now dominates the airwaves and the media. THE HIP HOP WARS What we talk about when we talk about hip hop - and why it matters.

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