Should music lyrics be censored for violence and exploitation?
By: Roman Espejo, book editor.
Contributors: Espejo, Roman, 1977-
Series: At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9780737740646; 9780737740653
Subjects: Rap (Music) -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.; Rap (Music) -- Censorship -- Juvenile literature.; Music -- Moral and ethical aspects.; Censorship -- United States.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-129) and index.
Table of contents: value: Lyrics with violence and exploitation harm young people / Lloyd Eby; value: Censoring and restricting music lyrics harm society / Paul D. Fischer; value: Youths from dysfunctional families identify with violence and exploitation in music lyrics / Mary Eberstadt; value: Lyrics with violence and exploitation should not be protected by the First Amendment / John F. Borowski; value: The recording industry should take responsibility for violence in lyrics / Michael Rich; value: Hip-hop and rap lyrics contain gratuitous violence and cause harm / John H. McWhorter; value: Hip-hop and rap lyrics are unfairly criticized for violence / Edward Rhymes; value: Hip-hop and rap lyrics offer positive messages / Sara Libby; value: Banning words from hip-hop and rap music would be beneficial / John H. McWhorter; value: Banning words from hip-hop and rap music would not be beneficial / Alexander Billet; value: Advisory labels and recording industry self-regulation are effective / Hilary Rosen; value: Advisory labels and recording industry self-regulation may not be effective / Mike Osegueda.