21.   She said his rap lyrics glorified shooting police officers as well as rival gang members.

22.   Snowboarders sometimes see themselves as members of a secret, Odd Fellows fraternity, and, as in rap lyrics, twist words to give them new meaning.

23.   The First Amendment probably prevents government-decreed censorship of motion pictures, television, computer games and rap lyrics.

24.   The graphic violence and profanity found in some rap lyrics, she said, simply mirrors the harsh life some rappers have escaped.

25.   The mother of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. defended graphic rap lyrics during a speech Saturday afternoon.

26.   The sometimes deadly intersection between life and art has helped fuel a national debate about rap lyrics.

27.   Those who cite the violence in movies, television, computer games and rap lyrics wanted stricter control of such entertainment.

28.   Wallace, who received a proclamation from Mayor Kay Barnes before her speech, said that rap lyrics can provide a launching pad for exploring some of those alternatives.

29.   Violent rap lyrics may have influenced one of the boys in the Jonesboro, Ark., case, his mother says.

30.   With all those problems, investors are in no mood to be dragged into a noisy debate about rap lyrics.