Beginning in the 1970s as a part of the underground music scene in New York City, hip-hop was as violent in its rhythms and lyrics as the world that spawned it. Racial tensions, neglect for lower class citizens, white flight, and job loss within the city created what turned out to be the perfect blend in order for the rising generation to voice their thoughts and words of protest through music, and a decidedly violent music in the way it was played and even more so in how the words were spoken. Although hip-hop and rap did not become mainstream until the 1990s, its meteoric rise within the United States and subsequently the majority of the world was both revolutionary and startling. Young people around the world took hold of the music, and
