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In 1991, the death of 15-year-old Los Angeles resident LaTasha Harlins, at the hands of Oriental shop worker Soon Ja Du, caused an outcry. In LA, African-Americans lashed out over their bad treatment they received while purchasing from Korean-owned shops in plainly Black neighborhoods. Their anger and views would certainly be transported later on that year by rapper Ice Cube on his song "Black Korea," from his student solo cd Fatality Certificate. The track, which included verses concerning robbery Korean-owned stores and also triggering physical injury to their workers, was vehemently opposed by participants of the Korean-American area, who spoke up versus Dice's rhetoric. Nevertheless, the verses would stay uncensored or edited, making its area in the pantheon of sociopolitical demonstration music. Freedom of expression has actually been a right that rap musicians have actually been defending as lengthy hip-hop has been around.
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