Easy for media to point at J. Cole, Talib Kweli, Game & Diddy and say, "Look! Hip hop's response to Ferguson," but that's hardly where the coverage should end.

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Talib Kweli, who is in Ferguson, Missouri taking part in the protests regarding the police killing of Michael Brown, appeared with CNN's Don Lemon for an interview that briefly turned contentious.

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A recent discussion on CNN demonstrates why hip hop music and culture continues to get a bad rap, and the real problems affecting America, continue to be ignored.

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A rare, but welcomed well-written feature on one of our icons by a mainstream news organization. Nice to read it, nice to see it featured on the CNN homepage.

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Crazy Legs, the president and iconic B-Boy figure behind the famed Rock Steady Crew, held his 'final battle' in New York City recently, marking a retirement of sorts from break dancing. CNN's Don Lemon reports.

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