h, and books they buy. Children should have parents which regulate what they see and hear, but adults can make informed and warranted decisions without others leading them to believe the same views and interpretations are correct and just. "Real censorship is when the government-the government-bans books in school libraries, prosecutes artists and writers for their works, seizes pornography, exercises prior restraint (Alter, 1993)." This comment is true, but is not derived from the view of an absolutionist, who would believe that no matter what the venue!
             , music should be guaranteed an unbarred forum in which to disperse lyrics, because music is a freedom of speech as well as expression and, "the First Amendment also protects musical expression...(American Journalism Review, 1999)."
             2. Where does rap music and hip-hip originate?
             Since the inception of the rap music genre in the early 1980's, a tremendous amount of opposition has persisted in regards to its survival. In present day society the question of rap's lifespan is not as prevalent, instead the new question that exists is, will it be able to maintain its original form and not be subjected to mandatory changes by the government? "Is rap an inherently more valid form of expression than prose with no beat behind it? After all, they are both "voices of the community," waiting to be heard (Alter, 1993)."
             The artists responsible for disseminating the lyrics of rap music are expressing ideals and realism of life just as any other artist does. More often than not, rap artists come from poorer and underprivileged communities, therefore expressing what they know and displaying the language native to their surroundings.
             "Many experts, however, dispute the validity of judging lyrics that have been removed from their musical context. "You don't have a sense of how they're being delivered... "Is there a double edge message to it? Is there a satirical meaning? (Hajari,...