"..And the same rapper who revels in a……" — Michael Eric Dyson
"..And the same rapper who revels in a woman's finely proportioned behind may also speak against racism and on behalf of the poor, even as he encourages them not to look at hip-hop as their salvation."
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63 Quotes by Michael Eric Dyson
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