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Rap music usually serves as an outlet for individual expression and to express society&#039;s injustices. With a recent trend toward creating simple music to reach fame on the app TikTok, music from artists who pander to those audiences comes across as shallow and undeveloped. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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Second Take: TikTok is savagely redefining rap music&#039;s cultural significance - Daily Bruin

Second Take: TikTok is savagely redefining rap music&#8217;s cultural significance

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This post was updated May 6 at 11:10 a.m. Drake’s “Toosie Slide” has millions of children posting their version of the famous dance on TikTok – all at the expense of the integrity and authenticity of rap music.

https://dailybruin.com/2020/05/01/second-take-tiktok-is-savagely-redefining-rap-musics-cultural-significance/

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Second Take: TikTok is savagely redefining rap music’s cultural significance

By Natalie Brown

May 1, 2020 1:16 p.m.