The comments made by Don Imus on the 4th of April have cast light on two increasingly controversial art forms: hip-hop and rap.  The music in question often features racial and misogynistic lyrics and includes significant use of the words which cost Don Imus his job.  Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Barack Obama have all moved to address what they view as obvious parallels between Imus' words and those used by today's hip-hop artists. 

In the opposite corner stands the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network.  In a statement released by HSAN, the organization makes it extremely apparent that they do not consider Imus' actions to be at all comparable to those of hip-hop artists:

"Comparing Don Imus' language with hip-hop artists' poetic expression is misguided and inaccurate and feeds into a mindset that can be a catalyst for unwarranted, rampant censorship," declared HSAN.

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