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Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis calls rap music “more damaging than a statue of Robert E. Lee”

Marsalis says hip-hop is indicative of "how we’ve lost our grip on our morality in the black community… using pornography and profanity and addressing ourselves in the lowest, most disrespectful form."

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14:39 on May 22 2018

Wynton Marsalis Says Rap Is “More Damaging Than A Statue Of Robert E. Lee

Stereogum — Wynton Marsalis is a trumpeter, composer, and Pulitzer Prizewinner. He's also built himself a longtime reputation as a jazz purist, one who refuses to integrate music lik... more info

Wynton Marsalis

17:16 on May 22 2018

Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis calls rap music “more damaging than a statue of Robert E. Lee”

Consequence of Sound — Marsalis says hip-hop is indicative of "how we’ve lost our grip on our morality in the black community… using pornography and profanity and addressing ourselves in th... more info

Wynton Marsalis