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Jay-Z recently told Best Life magazine that he believes that the influence that he and his hip-hop peers
have had a much greater contribution to bringing down racism that the politicians have been able to.
“Hip-hop has changed America,” he was quoted in the magazine saying.”Hip-hop has done more than any leader,
politician, or anyone to improve race relations. Racism is taught in the home … and it’s very hard to
teach racism to a teenager who idolizes, say, Snoop Dogg,” Jay said. “It’s hard to say, ‘That guy is
less than you.’ The kid is like, ‘I like that guy, he’s cool. How is he less than me?’ ” Jay-Z was voted
one of the MTV News Brain Trust Greatest MCs of All Time. Has hi-hop changed America? Drop us your views.