“I didn 't have nothin ' going for me... school, home... until I found something I loved, which was music, and that changed everything” - Eminem
“Thirty-three-years-old, still creating art. It 's rage, it 's creativity, it 's pain, it 's hurt, but it 's the opportunity to still have my voice get out there through music.” -Kanye west
“I believe that music is another form of news. Music is another form of journalism to me so I have to cover all the areas with my album.” - Lil Wayne
Eminem, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne are some of the most criticized artists because of their vulgar lyrics, yet, they are some of the most famous people in the world. All three of these very successful artist have reasons and purposes for their lyrics. The controversy …show more content…
We would be taking away the artist’s passion for music, way of voicing their opinions, and notifying the public of things happening in the world. Since the twenty first century, rap music has become exceptionally popular. In the late 1990s controversy of explicit music causing violence became more prevalent and later started appearing in court cases. In a 2005 shooting rap lyrics were brought up in a case stating that explicit lyrics were the cause of the crime. The court ruled that the lyrics should not have even been a part of the evidence because it was insignificant (Nielson). It is a fact that rap music tends to exercise the use of explicit language, inappropriate language, and violent language, but it allows for expressing one’s feelings, discussing things that occur in the world, and providing relatable lyrics for many. Explicit music should not be banned or prohibited because it does not affect society in a bad way. Vulgar music should not be banned because people have the option to listen to it or not and there is a warning in place for when a song is explicit. Stated in the article Censoring Music Lyrics,“The industry agreed to attach warning stickers to albums with explicit content, with executives and artists at each
“Thirty-three-years-old, still creating art. It 's rage, it 's creativity, it 's pain, it 's hurt, but it 's the opportunity to still have my voice get out there through music.” -Kanye west
“I believe that music is another form of news. Music is another form of journalism to me so I have to cover all the areas with my album.” - Lil Wayne
Eminem, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne are some of the most criticized artists because of their vulgar lyrics, yet, they are some of the most famous people in the world. All three of these very successful artist have reasons and purposes for their lyrics. The controversy …show more content…
We would be taking away the artist’s passion for music, way of voicing their opinions, and notifying the public of things happening in the world. Since the twenty first century, rap music has become exceptionally popular. In the late 1990s controversy of explicit music causing violence became more prevalent and later started appearing in court cases. In a 2005 shooting rap lyrics were brought up in a case stating that explicit lyrics were the cause of the crime. The court ruled that the lyrics should not have even been a part of the evidence because it was insignificant (Nielson). It is a fact that rap music tends to exercise the use of explicit language, inappropriate language, and violent language, but it allows for expressing one’s feelings, discussing things that occur in the world, and providing relatable lyrics for many. Explicit music should not be banned or prohibited because it does not affect society in a bad way. Vulgar music should not be banned because people have the option to listen to it or not and there is a warning in place for when a song is explicit. Stated in the article Censoring Music Lyrics,“The industry agreed to attach warning stickers to albums with explicit content, with executives and artists at each