I have chosen to study if rap and hip-hop lyrics glorify and promote misogyny and violence in teenagers as well as adults. The proposed research question for this study is; “Do Rap and Hip-Hop Lyrics Promote Violence and Misogyny?” It is an important issue in our society when taking into account how many people listen to rap and hip-hop music, and whether it could potentially be a negative influence on our society’s adolescent teenagers. The effects this music could possibly have on youth could be self-destructive, or it could be the opposite and it could be perceived as art which is not meant to be taken comprehensively literal. By conducting further research on this proposed topic we can determine the positive or negative impact on youth
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On September 23, 1989, Jennifer Norwood wrote an article that was published by Billboard magazine that was titled, “Rap, Rock Lyrics Give Rise to Concern”. This was one of the first published articles on the effect that rap lyrics have on youth. Norwood mentions rap groups such as N.W.A and rapper Eazy-E, and explaining that the lyrics in their songs are about gangs, negative attitudes toward law enforcement, bank robbery, physical violence and murder. This article was a cry for help regarding the lyrics being put out into the world, and the article concluded “Let us heed this generation’s cry of anguish over the violence and abuse that fills our nation. We must all work together to help our children think critically about their choices and make wise decisions.” (Billboard, Sept, …show more content…
This research was conducted through observation and participation in school-related activities, individual conversational interviews, and formal and informal student group dialogue and it provided insight on how these students analyzed negative imagery and negative influences of rap and hip-hop. Negative embodiments of rap and hip-hop support dominant ideologies, but there are ways that rap and hip-hop could be applied in a classroom; according to Mahiri “There were viable ways that rap and hip-hop cultural texts could be utilized in the classroom to facilitate writing development and to enhance learning.”(Mahiri,Conner 2003:124).The students in these two classes were required to research and document their work into a portfolio comprising their very own rap albums which consisted of songs of their choice, album covers, and song choruses and
On September 23, 1989, Jennifer Norwood wrote an article that was published by Billboard magazine that was titled, “Rap, Rock Lyrics Give Rise to Concern”. This was one of the first published articles on the effect that rap lyrics have on youth. Norwood mentions rap groups such as N.W.A and rapper Eazy-E, and explaining that the lyrics in their songs are about gangs, negative attitudes toward law enforcement, bank robbery, physical violence and murder. This article was a cry for help regarding the lyrics being put out into the world, and the article concluded “Let us heed this generation’s cry of anguish over the violence and abuse that fills our nation. We must all work together to help our children think critically about their choices and make wise decisions.” (Billboard, Sept, …show more content…
This research was conducted through observation and participation in school-related activities, individual conversational interviews, and formal and informal student group dialogue and it provided insight on how these students analyzed negative imagery and negative influences of rap and hip-hop. Negative embodiments of rap and hip-hop support dominant ideologies, but there are ways that rap and hip-hop could be applied in a classroom; according to Mahiri “There were viable ways that rap and hip-hop cultural texts could be utilized in the classroom to facilitate writing development and to enhance learning.”(Mahiri,Conner 2003:124).The students in these two classes were required to research and document their work into a portfolio comprising their very own rap albums which consisted of songs of their choice, album covers, and song choruses and