concern of the defense when it argued for the culturally specific meaning of rap lyrics, and lead-singer Campbell said: "Do you think it is a coincidence that theyve gone after a black group producing black music through a black production company?" (Campbell in Hardy 1992:13). On the other hand, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored people (NAACP) has criticized Campbell for associating the groups lyrics with black American culture. Michelle Moody-Adams, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Rochester University, expressed her agreement with the NAACP. She writes: "How can anyone defend lyrics that dehumanize women, that reduce them to creatures made to satisfy the violent, sadistic sexual fantasies of men?" (in Hardy 1992:13; cf. Friedland 1991:150, says Moody-Adams sent letter to the editor in New York Times, June 25, 1990). Racial issues have also been brought forward after an incident at Nassau Colliseum in New York on September 10, 1988 (Rose 1991). During a rap show, 19-year old Julio Fuentes was stabbed to death. The event received lots of media attention, but all reports came from Nassau County Police Commissioner Rozzi and Detective Nolan. Rose defends the position that the incident lead to venue resistance against rap music as a result of the "hegemonic media interpretation" of the violence of rap and its fans. This incident was the immediate cause for the formation of Stop the Violence movement, an association of black rap artists (see Rose 1991:287; Stop the Violence released a single on black-on-black crime, cosponsored by the National Urban League; on the reception of rap among blacks, see Kuwahara 1992). Of course, racism provokes racism. The Jewish Defense Organization announced a boycott of Public Enemy after Professor Griff, then member of Public Enemy, stated that "Jews are wicked. And we can prove this" (cited in Powell 1991:250, see Powell 1991:250-251). Public Enemy publicly apologized, Professor...
