Such activity may take the form of intellectual or artistic creation, a social achievement or the mobilisation of public opinion.

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By denying its musical and artistic merit, hip hop's critics get to have it both ways: they can deny the legitimate artistic standing of rap while seizing on its pervasive influence as an art form to prove what a terrible effect it has on youth.

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