July 28, 2023
Hip-Hop Scandals That Had Everyone Talking
[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this feature. The history of hip-hop will always have controversy. Public conflict in this genre has always been a double-edged sword. From explicit songs like N.W.A's "F**k Tha Police" to Young Thug and Gunna being arrested for RICO charges, controversy has always been a selling point in hip-hop.In 1990, 2 Live Crew's Banned in the USA was the first album in hip-hop to receive the now-standard black-and-white warning label design reading "Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics" following nationwide criticism from government officials. Arrests and protests occurred as a result of the group using their right to free speech. Decades later in 2018, a different kind of free...