Hip Hop in the Classroom Controversies
Rappers causing a commotion on campus isn't a rarity.
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Hip Hop in the Classroom Controversies - Lil B was recently invited to speak at UC Riverside, and if the video online and reports are any indication, the students were excited to have The Based God on campus, despite the pearl-clutching moms may do over his public persona. Though there are times like these when rappers have been praised — like when Kendrick Lamar or Big Sean have served as principal for a day at a school — there are also a number of instances when rappers create controversy at schools. Sometimes, it's an appearance they make themselves; others, it's a teacher's use of their songs. Read on.(Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images)
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Nelly - Back in 2004, Spelman students decided to boycott a concert Nelly was scheduled to perform at at their school. The event was for a good cause — a bone marrow drive to help benefit his ailing sister — but that wasn't enough to dissuade those upset with his lyrics and videos. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Gucci Mane - In early 2013, Gucci Mane was invited to speak at a career day at an Atlanta middle school. Not surprisingly, plenty of parents were upset by his selection. How did the administration not see that one coming?(Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
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Lil Wayne - Just this month, a middle school teacher in Florida was suspended for three days for giving a homework assignment that asked students to analyze Lil Wayne's lyrics. The song in question was "6 Foot 7 Foot" — not nearly Wayne's most flagrant or raunchy release. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Chance the Rapper - Last Fall, Chance the Rapper was scheduled for a tour stop at Middlebury College, however, students and faculty were upset with some of his lyrics, so administration officials asked him to omit the lyrics "slap-happy f----t slapper" from "Favorite Song." Chance obliged, and the show went on. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)
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