Throughout the history of music, many artists have been denounced, ridiculed, and banned as a result of their controversial lyrics. Artists like rap star Ice Cube and shock rocker Marilyn Manson have received a great deal of negative attention from the media due to their 'unpleasant' lyrics. As a result of these lyrics being so unsettling to some, these artists along with many others in the present and past, have been protested, fined, and even …showed first 75 words of 2059 total…

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