Imagine having something that meant something significant. Something that meant something to a large group of people. Something that has been a longstanding part of a culture. Then that thing was given a negative connotation seemingly out of nowhere. This thing could have helped someone through hard times, something that spoke to them or something that has significance in their lives. This is something that people who are fans of rap and hip-hop have to face on a regular basis. In somewhat recent times people have given this genre of music a bad reputation and placed blame on it for many things, the most prominent of which is it’s vulgar lyrics having a bad influence on children. Rap lyrics do not have a negative effect on kids, but is rather a positive art form used for many good things.
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It is all decisions that the listener makes themselves. Acts of violence and other questionable behaviors are all a part of the culture of “gangster rap”, a subgenre of hip hop that is more vulgar and violent than its predecessor. These songs were made to express the frustration and life of what it was like to live in troubled areas with high racial tensions. Granted the lyrics were very controversial, the majority of it was hypothetical.
Just like rap, all music genres possess questionable and controversial artists and songs. There are plenty of rock, pop and country songs that have sparked controversy in the past, and if it truly was that big of a problem then it makes it no different than rap’s “bad side”. The fact of the matter is is that it is just a song and that there is no proof that it made or forced the people to make the decisions that they did. It all comes down to a matter of whether or not someone is mentally sound enough to listen to such music and whether or not they are able to control
It is all decisions that the listener makes themselves. Acts of violence and other questionable behaviors are all a part of the culture of “gangster rap”, a subgenre of hip hop that is more vulgar and violent than its predecessor. These songs were made to express the frustration and life of what it was like to live in troubled areas with high racial tensions. Granted the lyrics were very controversial, the majority of it was hypothetical.
Just like rap, all music genres possess questionable and controversial artists and songs. There are plenty of rock, pop and country songs that have sparked controversy in the past, and if it truly was that big of a problem then it makes it no different than rap’s “bad side”. The fact of the matter is is that it is just a song and that there is no proof that it made or forced the people to make the decisions that they did. It all comes down to a matter of whether or not someone is mentally sound enough to listen to such music and whether or not they are able to control