It goes without question that Hip-Hop has played a large role throughout America’s popular culture in recent decades. Aside from the entertainment aspect, there is more to the rap industry than meets the eye. For example, Hip-Hop is traditionally dominant in black, working class populations, or rather, populations that have historically faced systematic inequality from lack of opportunity. Many Hip-Hop tracks have touched base on these issues racism, poverty, and crime along with the structures of power that construct and inhibit them. What many people may or may not realize, is that many rap songs encourage listeners, both implicitly and explicitly, to exploit women for sex and to participate in the consumption or sale of drugs. Kevin Gate’s
