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Friday Roundtable: Hip-hop ethics, return of the culture wars

9:06 AM, March 2, 2012

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  • Dessa: Hip-hop performer and poet
  • Bob Collins: Writes the News Cut blog for MPR News.
  • Brit Robson: Writes about sports, music and politics for Sports Illustrated, the Star Tribune and Politics in Minnesota.
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This week on the Friday Roundtable, the panelists discuss hip-hop and ethics, political polarization, and the return of the culture wars.

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