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A year after the downfall of Harvey Weinstein, the music industry has largely continued to turn a blind eye toward its most popular genre: hip-hop.
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The late XXXtentacion’s sophomore album debuted at No. 1.

This was less than a year after he was released from jail and placed on house arrest while awaiting trial on charges of aggravated battery of a pregnant woman and domestic battery by strangulation buzzfeednews.com/article/sylvia…

Kodak Black is awaiting trial for sexual assault against a teenager but still received support from artists, like Chris Brown, who put $10,000 on Black’s books while he was in prison buzzfeednews.com/article/sylvia…

Then there’s 6ix9ine, who pleaded guilty to the use of a child in a sexual performance in 2015, but is still having a breakout year thanks in part to his single “FEFE” featuring Nicki Minaj buzzfeednews.com/article/sylvia…

Given Minaj’s silence on her brother being found guilty of sexual assault of a child in 2017, it’s difficult not to view these actions, or lack thereof, as compliance with a culture of silence in the industry buzzfeednews.com/article/sylvia…

It’s this culture of silence that makes it possible for artists to get away with assaulting women, even when there’s video evidence of violent behavior, resulting in intricate, messy, and downright dumbfounding situations buzzfeednews.com/article/sylvia…

This was the case for Fabolous who turned himself in after an alleged domestic dispute.

According to court documents, the rapper hit his partner Emily B in the face 7 times. Despite footage of him threatening her, many fans still came to his defense buzzfeednews.com/article/sylvia…

In April, Kelis revealed a history of alleged domestic abuse she endured during her relationship with Nas. Despite her celebrity, the allegations had little effect on Nas’ career.

His next album, "Nasir," became his 12th Top 10 album on Billboard buzzfeednews.com/article/sylvia…

At least 18 women have come forward with accusations that Russell Simmons raped or sexually harassed them.

While Simmons stepped down from all of his companies, and the NYPD opened an investigation into the music mogul, no official charges have been made buzzfeednews.com/article/sylvia…

Rape culture is as deeply rooted in black history as hip-hop, leaving black communities and music lovers with questions few really want to ask.

And these questions and their answers must be reckoned with before these men ever will be, @sylviaobell writes buzzfeednews.com/article/sylvia…