ch. 1: How does rap music impact culture?
Rap music reflects a deeper problem with black culture / Thomas Chatterton Williams
Rap music can be a positive force of black culture / Alexandra Marks
Rap music lacks political impact and is largely corporate advertisements / Leonard Pitts Jr.
Rap music is a powerful political tool / Ryan Smith and Swati Pandey
Rap music must be changed through dialogue and cultural change / Clarence Page
Rap music must be changed by the corporate manufacturers / Glen Ford
ch. 2: Is rap music harmful to women?
Rap music is damaging to black women / Johnnetta B. Cole and Beverly Guy-Sheftall
Negative images of black women do not stem from rap / Nida Khan
Black women should work to stop the damaging images of rap music / Beverly Daniel Tatum
Black women should create their own images in rap music / Yvonne Bynoe
ch. 3: Does rap music promote violence?
Some rap music causes people to be violent / R.H. Aly
Rap music does not cause people to be violent / Yaambo Barrett
Rap music glorifies and creates a culture of violence / Bob Herbert
Rap music is a reaction to violence in society / Andrew Gumbel