How Does Hip Hop Cause Violence In American Society

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Several political claim that Hip hop is the main cause for violence in American society. They think that there is a positive correlation between listening to Hip hop and the rate of violence and crime. Is that true, that hip hop causes violence we find everywhere these nowadays. Politicians like Bill O’Reilly and C. Delores Tucker have come out against hip-hop, arguing that the music causes crime and violent behavior. Clearly Hip hop is just a social mirror reflect our society problems. Generally people tend to listen to music that is related to their concerns. Everything from age, race, and gender to daily sufferings determine what people listen to. Therefore people who living in urban areas, where crime already exists are more like to listen

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