A cold-blooded shooting is a common trope in gangsta rap - but a disturbing new development in South African hip-hop.
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Principais colaboradores
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies, Vassar College
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer, Federal University, Oye Ekiti
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Associate professor, Howard University
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Research Fellow, Rhodes University
