Music Causes Violence
Have you ever heard of a rapper named Chief Keef? Chief Keef had been banned from performing in Chicago because his music is said to be too violent and causes others to act out in violence because of his lyrics. His music was much too violent for him to perform in his own home state of Illinois. His music has been said to be affiliated with gang crimes. Chicago's police department's will not allow him to perform as an attempt to “curb violence” (KollegeKidd Staff). Believe it or not, there are people who truly believe some music causes aggression and in turn causes chain reactions, and many of the artist are no longer considered reliable role models.
Some people believe aggressive behavior can be caused by the lyrics …show more content…
that was originally a soundtrack from the 1980’s that recently became a movie in 2015. That is a 35 year chain reaction of violence that clearly remained popular enough within its listeners to again become popular through Gangsta Rap music. “Gangsta Rap is a style of Hip-Hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of inner-city youth (Adaso Henry).” A few well known artist from the Gangsta Rap epidemic are Tupac, Too Short, Snoop Dogg, Eazy E, Biggie Smalls and Ice Cube. Today we have “Gangsta Rappers” by the name of Lil Durk, Chief Keef, Wiz Khalifa, Monsta, Jay Rock, and Gucci Mane. Although, “Gangsta Rap” has survived an astounding 35 years are the lyrics like Ice Cube’s “Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It” still a cause of violence due to these explicit …show more content…
In popular music from then til now we could easily say, “One person says it the whole world heard it.” In the early 1980’s with “Gangsta Rap” being a new sound or type of music created it became the “new thing” at the time and maybe the reason so many youths flocked to it. Snoop Dogg sold over four-million copies on one of his first albums, so as stated before this music is getting out and around whether it be to young people or adults. After all this type of music originated 35 years ago and is surviving the current generation and possibly many more to
Have you ever heard of a rapper named Chief Keef? Chief Keef had been banned from performing in Chicago because his music is said to be too violent and causes others to act out in violence because of his lyrics. His music was much too violent for him to perform in his own home state of Illinois. His music has been said to be affiliated with gang crimes. Chicago's police department's will not allow him to perform as an attempt to “curb violence” (KollegeKidd Staff). Believe it or not, there are people who truly believe some music causes aggression and in turn causes chain reactions, and many of the artist are no longer considered reliable role models.
Some people believe aggressive behavior can be caused by the lyrics …show more content…
that was originally a soundtrack from the 1980’s that recently became a movie in 2015. That is a 35 year chain reaction of violence that clearly remained popular enough within its listeners to again become popular through Gangsta Rap music. “Gangsta Rap is a style of Hip-Hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of inner-city youth (Adaso Henry).” A few well known artist from the Gangsta Rap epidemic are Tupac, Too Short, Snoop Dogg, Eazy E, Biggie Smalls and Ice Cube. Today we have “Gangsta Rappers” by the name of Lil Durk, Chief Keef, Wiz Khalifa, Monsta, Jay Rock, and Gucci Mane. Although, “Gangsta Rap” has survived an astounding 35 years are the lyrics like Ice Cube’s “Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It” still a cause of violence due to these explicit …show more content…
In popular music from then til now we could easily say, “One person says it the whole world heard it.” In the early 1980’s with “Gangsta Rap” being a new sound or type of music created it became the “new thing” at the time and maybe the reason so many youths flocked to it. Snoop Dogg sold over four-million copies on one of his first albums, so as stated before this music is getting out and around whether it be to young people or adults. After all this type of music originated 35 years ago and is surviving the current generation and possibly many more to