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Hip Hop has gotten a bad rap. Positive hip hop and lyrical verse is not a new thing in the genre, but all the gangbangers seem to get all the press and be the only ones that the industry wants to push onto MTV. Juice Lee is an artist that expresses disinterest in the thug propaganda, violence, and drugs, which is a welcome thing, because that has been done to death already. DIY and not representing any particular crew, Juice Lee is not alone in the fact that he is part of a new movement in Hip Hop: self producing, self promoting rappers who aren't concerned with what 'fiddy cent is doing. With smart words and smart rhyme it is obvious that Lee is thinking of the message. We hear that loud and clear.