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November 9, 2009

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Don’t shed any tears for the violence of a rap star

Thursday, Sept. 19, 1996 | 11:59 a.m.

Shakur attempted to glorify and legitimize violence and hatred through his rap music. It is disturbing and astonishing that some members of the black community choose to worship a man who so casually embraced a lifestyle of brutality, bigotry and misogyny.

Susan Kay

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