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The Glamorization of Guns in Rap Music Is a Serious Problem
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Many so-called "gangsta" rappers make a living selling albums that glorify guns and violence. Some of the most successful of these rappers practice what they preach: The rapper Notorious B.I.G. was shot to death in 1997, and Sean "Puffy" Combs was arrested for illegal weapon possession following a shooting at a nightclub in 1999. Anti-gun activists have not spoken out about these incidents or the role of guns in hip-hop culture because they do not want to alienate blacks. But there is no denying that gangsta rap's fixation on gun violence harms society.
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Hip Hop and Hip-Hop Journalism Promote Violence
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In the following viewpoint, music journalist Sonia Poulton says that she used to defend hip hop from the charge that it incited violence. She was excited by hip hop's danger and she felt that criticism of it was racially motivated. After the violent deaths of several major hip-hop artists, however, she decided she had been guilty of romanticizing and promoting violence. She argues that journalists and rappers need to stop glorifying the gangsta lifestyle. Poulton is a reporter whose work has appeared in Q Magazine, The Independent, The Times, and numerous other publications.
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The Public Should Criticize Violent Music Lyrics Brownback, Sam. "The Public Should Criticize Violent Music Lyrics." Media Violence. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "address to the City Club of Cleveland." 1998. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 8 Oct. 2015.
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The Public Should Criticize Violent Music Lyrics Brownback, Sam. "The Public Should Criticize Violent Music Lyrics." Media Violence. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "address to the City Club of Cleveland." 1998. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 8 Oct. 2015.
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Copley, Jennifer. "Listening to Rap Music Does Not Make Teens Violent." Violence in the Media. Ed. Dedria Bryfonski. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2014. Current Controversies. Rpt. from "Music Psychology: Rap Music." Metaphoricalplatypus.com. 2011. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 8 Oct. 2015.
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Studies have been conducted to assess the effects of listening to rap music on teenagers and young adults. Findings thus far are mixed, but overall they suggest that listening to rap music doesn't cause aggressive or deviant behaviour.
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Dziewanski, Dariusz. "Popular Culture Promotes Gun Violence." Gun Violence. Ed. Louise Gerdes. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2011. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Young Guns."Briar Patch 37 (Sept.-Oct. 2008): 23-26. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 8 Oct. 2015.
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Popular culture, through violent film, music and video games, often glorifies the use of arms."
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