How can I refute the views that hip-hop music is negative?
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Name : Tashia, City : Chicago, State : IL Country : United States,  I don't listen to the genre very much so I'm not an authority, but you might consider this point...if you believe in something (as you seem to believe in hip-hop being benign), then you shouldn't NEED to have someone else tell you why. Ask yourself why YOU view hip-hop as something positive, and then tell others. but to help you out...at the very least you can say that it is a valid form of social commentary. Or you could point to those artists who DO have positive imagery in their rhymes...
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Name : Mara, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 40, City : Atlanta, State : GA Country : United States, Occupation : data entry, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,