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Race-related controversies in music

  • Kanye WestKanye Omari West was born on the 8th of June 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia. His parents divorced when he was three years old, and he moved with his mother to…
  • Gangsta rapPhiladelphia rapper Schoolly D released a self-titled debut album in 1985 that contained the song "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" This track is widely regarded…
  • Dixie (song)Ohio-born Daniel Decatur Emmett claimed the copyright on Dixie in 1860. Despite that, by 1908, four years after Emmett's death, no fewer than 37 people had…
  • The Night They Drove Old Dixie DownRobbie Robertson spent eight months developing the music for The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. He played chords repeatedly on a piano in Woodstock, New…