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People are used to music that justifies street culture but something that's not touched on is why these kids act the way they act,…

— Kendrick Lamar

Some of the folks we see are in for defending themselves against their abusers, or drug charges that, because of the California state prison…

— Thao Nguyen

My songs are based on my keen observation. I have picked these situations from my surrounding and have presented a real situation about the…

— Yo Yo Honey Singh

I know that I'm not a criminal. People say that, but my music speaks for itself. And I believe in my music.

— R. Kelly

What I know is my music gets blamed for school shootings.

— Marilyn Manson

As soon as I was born, my mom said I was humming 'When the Saints Go Marching In,' or something like that, you know?…

— Troy Andrews

But recently I began to feel that maybe I wouldn't be able to do what I want to do and need to do with…

— Sun Ra

My violent music helps most kids avoid that street life because it scares them. My fans aren't blind to the consequences.

— Boosie

It's kind of scary sometimes, I've seen this a lot in Asia. Children are given music lessons, very intensively I might add and involving…

— Michael Tilson Thomas

The youth is hungry for good music; I feel responsible and glad that I can be an agent who can mentally, emotionally stimulate them…

— Sid Sriram

While I was rapping I was always involved in youth work - I ran music workshops for teenagers and young offenders all the time…

— Doc Brown

I was a kid who got picked on in school, and now the guys beating up those kids were wearing red caps and using…

— Fred Durst