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Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey

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rap music s path from pariah to pulitzer

Rap Music's Path from Pariah to Pulitzer

Hip-hop heads around the world are rejoicing over Kendrick Lamar's win. But it's been a tumultuous ride for a genre once derided as 'pornographic filth'.