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“Gangster rap was never black culture,” Owens tweeted. “It was created by the Feds, who proferred deals to homosexual black men in prison and then turned them into artificial celebrities.

On Sept. 20, Owens tweeted her assertion that gangsta rap was not a product of Black culture but rather a creation of federal authorities. She claimed, “Gangster rap was never black culture.