T.I. BLASTS DOUBLE STANDARDS FOR HIP-HOP

Last updated: Wednesday, May 2, 2007

T.I. BLASTS DOUBLE STANDARDS FOR HIP-HOP

Rapper T.I. has accused those calling for hip-hop lyrics to be censured of having double standards, because they're not looking into other areas of the entertainment industry.

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The star cites the example of director Martin Scorsese's violent, expletive-filled Oscar winner The Departed, which is attracting no criticism.

He tells MTV News, "Ain't nobody bring Martin Scorsese up for The Departed. He won a Oscar.

"In the movie, they threw a white man out a window, shot so many people. Ain't nobody bringing this up because it's artistically very creative. Everybody... enjoyed it. Look at Saw, Saw 2 and 3, the s**t that goes on there."

US radio talk show host DON IMUS was fired by CBS Radio bosses last month (APR07) after referring to a university female basketball team as 'nappy-headed hos'.

Imus' comment lead to a national debate about the influence of racist and misogynistic hip-hop lyrics.

Source: WENN

| Wednesday, May 2, 2007

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