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Race, Rape, and Rights: Sacred Cows in Hip Hop

Requiring a woman to adopt an "understanding" attitude in order to approach a text saturated with male aggression is to perpetuate male aggression. For it forces her, as a first step, to submit by placing "him" first. In the case of a discourse about rape, this is violence against her.

David Bazan and the Edge of Faith

"You were too busy steering the conversation toward the Lord to hear the voice of the spirit saying, "Shut the fuck up." You thought it must be the devil trying to make you go astray Besides, it couldn't have been the Lord because you don't believe he talks that way.

Free Obama-Victory Songs (Nas, Yorke, Common)

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Cold War Kids and The New Soul of Rock

After the show, I tried to be prophetic and say that Rock n Roll was back, but Popup looked at me and said, "yeah, but it's the soul that makes it good." Touché.