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Iran cracks down on 'obscene' rap |
| Published: November 29, 2007, 12:35 pm |
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Iran said it plans to launch a crackdown on rap music, complaining that the words used by rap artists were "obscene", the state IRNA news agency reported Thursday. "There is nothing wrong with this type of music in itself," the official for evaluation of music at the Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry, Mohammad Dashtgoli, was quoted as saying. "But due to the use of obscene words by its singers this music has been categorised as illegal," he said. [ Full article ] |
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