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The following story has moved as this week's Monday Spotlight, a feature showcasing the best off-the-news enterprise in the AP report:

BLACK HISTORY AND RAP

Black history and rap music have always fit together like a needle in the groove, connected by struggle, strength and defiance. But a trio of episodes where black history icons were misused by major rap figures has convinced some people that hip-hop is losing sight of its past. By National Writer Jesse Washington. SENT: 960 words, photos.

The AP