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Good question. Truth is, I don't know anything about rap music. I usually listen to a lot of roots and rock music, but I've completely ignored hip-hop because it's been impossible for me to get past the violence, drugs, misogyny and bravado that pervades much of the genre. But after hearing Canadian hip-hop artist Shad deliver a lecture about the poetry and tradition in rap music, I started to dip my toes into mainstream hip hop by signing out a stack of CD's from the library and reading Jay-Z's Decoded." />

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