Against Those Thugs
A 66-year-old woman on a moral crusade upends the music industry.

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Episode Notes
In this episode: Gangsta rap becomes a huge moneymaker. Civil rights activist C. Delores Tucker and conservative culture warrior Bill Bennett launch a crusade against offensive lyrics. And hip-hop divides black leaders along generational and gender lines.
Correction, Nov. 20, 2019: This show page originally contained the incorrect audio.