Seeded from newsday.com by Alex on 9/25/07
Not too long ago, it seemed that hip-hop and mainstream America had finally reached an uneasy peace.
On the one side, the music industry had made concessions: Radio stations bleeped out offending words, MTV blurred objectionable imagery and record companies printed advisory warnings on CDs hoping to mollify outraged parents and politicians. From the other side came a grudging acceptance that hip-hop — violence, sexism and all — was likely here to stay.
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