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ICE-T Becomes Anti-Censorship Advocate with THE ICEBERG/FREEDOM OF SPEECH...JUST WATCH WHAT YOU SAY.

Name: ICE-T Becomes Anti-Censorship Advocate with THE ICEBERG/FREEDOM OF SPEECH...JUST WATCH WHAT YOU SAY.
Uploaded: 2025-07-05T21:00:06+00:00
Duration: 26 min 33 s
Channel: Rapospective
Description: As rap music’s profile rose, so did the number of crosshairs on it. Amid the formation and meddling of the Parents Resource Music Center (PMRC) in music bu

Rapospective · Jul 5, 2025 · published to YouTube

As rap music’s profile rose, so did the number of crosshairs on it. Amid the formation and meddling of the Parents Resource Music Center (PMRC) in music business affairs, Ice-T, as one of the trailblazers of an explicit lyrics-laden subgenre, was the first to be targeted. Things were bound to get to a boiling point by the time he released his third album: 1989’s THE ICEBERG/FREEDOM OF SPEECH…JUST WATCH WHAT YOU SAY. Furthering the epoch of his previous album (POWER), Ice-T, with First Amendment rights at its core, served another diverse platter that proved he wasn’t planning to be silenced any time soon—Tipper Gore and the PMRC be damned. #icet #iceberg #rhymepays #power #darleneortiz #realityrap #gangstarap #nwa #pmrc *CHAPTERS:* 00:00 Intro: The PMRC ... With Its Filthy Fifteen 06:50 Rap in the Crosshairs of Censorship 10:08 THE ICEBERG/FREEDOM OF SPEECH...JUST WATCH WHAT YOU SAY R

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