Although certain aspects of rap and hip hop music may be thought of as a misogynistic or violent influence to American culture, modern-day rappers such as Kanye West and J. Cole are creating music that projects a healthy viewpoint on women, informs the public of struggles found in African American culture, and constitutes a new art form with rap. Due to past rappers creating music that is considered misogynistic (reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, mistrust, or mistreatment of women), a stereotype has been created that all raps and rappers have demeaning lyrics when it comes to speaking about women (Dictionary.com, 2015). J. Cole is a well known rapper whose music falls into the genre of pop music and classic rap; therefore, it is appealing
