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Yes We Can Can

By Dan Nishimoto

The recent "censure" of The Boondocks demonstrates the difficulty art faces in raising a critical converation in a corporate setting. Considering hip-hop's deep embedding into corporate culture, how can radical change happen? [5 June 2008]

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