"I am troubled sometimes by the misogyny and materialism of a lot of rap lyrics," Obama remarked. "But I think the genius of the art form has shifted the culture and helped to de-segregate music."

“我有时会被很多说唱乐歌词表现出的厌女症和拜金主义困扰，”奥巴马评论道，“但我想运用这种艺术形式的天才们已经开始改变文化和音乐的风貌了。”

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Calypso is a traditional performing art form of music and rap originated in Trinidad and Tobago and spreads widely in the Caribbean Islands.

“卡利普索小调”是殖民时期发源于特多的一种说唱艺术，随后在加勒比诸岛广泛流行。

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Securities analysts and money managers need to pay more attention to the themes and prices of contemporary art, and to rap lyrics, if they want to feel the undercurrents of each cycle.

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By denying its musical and artistic merit, hip hop's critics get to have it both ways: they can deny the legitimate artistic standing of rap while seizing on its pervasive influence as an art form to prove what a terrible effect it has on youth.

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