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	Podcast:		The Nod
	Episode:		Conscious Rap: The Birth and the Backlash
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:37:07
	Publish Date:		2019-07-01 22:06:16
	Description:		The turbulence and violence of the late 1980s pushed hip-hop away from its party music roots, giving birth to a new subgenre: conscious rap. Groups like and Public Enemy and artists like KRS-One became stars, creating music that emphasized pro-Black political messaging. But just as conscious rap was reaching its height, one song threatened to bring the whole movement crashing down.
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