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Eminem has come under attack for glorifying rape in a new song

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Rap legend Dr. Dre released his first album in 16 years last night, and it's called "Compton." Reception has been good, but some of the content has been criticized. Eminem is in a bit of a muck after performing a lyric on the album that many think is insensitive to victims of rape. During the song "Medicine Man,"he's heard rapping the line "Ain’t no one safe from, non-believers there ain’t none. I even make the b------ I rape c--.” Karen Ingala Smith, chief executive of Nia Project, a charity that fights violence against women and children, told The Guardian the Eminem line was damaging to the culture. "Women and girls who have suffered sexual violence often blame themselves or question whether they were really raped," she said. "Peddling the lie that orgasm equals consent silences victims of sexual violence.” She added, "When we minimize, celebrate, glorify or condone men’s violence aga