A recent poll conducted by SOHH.com reveals that almost 50% of people surveyed believe the portrayal of African-Americans in rap music and videos offers an "accurate" or "somewhat accurate" depiction of young black men and women.

The survey, which was carried out during the controversy caused by radio personality Don Imus, included feedback from hip-hop consumers between the ages of 12 and 35. As SOHH previously reported, Imus was fired by CBS on Friday (April 13) for referring to the predominantly black Rutgers University Women's Basketball team as "nappy-headed h*es."

After Imus went on The Today Show and said, "that phrase didn't originate in the white community, that phrase originated in the black community," other media outlets began to connect Imus' remarks with the use of misogynistic lyrics in the hip-hop community.

The aforementioned survey also showed that 54% of the people polled believe Don Imus should have been fired and 58% believe hip-hop is responsible for racist and degrading language in our community.

68% of respondents believe the artists are responsible for the content of their lyrics while only 27% believe it's up to the record labels to change the type of music being released to the public.

"What was most disturbing about the poll results is that more than half of respondents believe the images presented in rap music and videos are a 'somewhat accurate' to 'accurate' representation of young black men and women overall," said SOHH CEO and co-founder Felicia Palmer. "This means that, regardless of the fact that hip-hop is entertainment, many people are referring to hip-hop to shape their opinions about blacks in America - subconsciously or not." [Watch Felicia Palmer On Fox News Here]

[Read the full results from SOHH's poll here]