In the past 30 years or so, hip hop has tried politics and it has tried gansterism. But in the end it settled for capitalism, which energized it and brought it to a position of global dominance (Steve Yates Rap lyrics encourage positive capitalist views). The topic of Rap and its effects has a deep history to consider, and there will always be both supporters and critics who continue to debate this topic. There is data that proves both sides right and wrong. Some people think it promotes sexism or distrust in women, others think that it does nothing and does not affect people.
There are debates if Rap music might affect people’s actions and thoughts. Here is data on violence …show more content…
Experiments play a big role in proving this claim wrong. Advocates state that researchers conducted an experiment where one group listened to rap with lyrics, another group listened to rap music without lyrics, a third just read the lyrics, and the last didn’t read or listen to rap music. (Copley, Jennifer Violent Rap lyrics do not affect listener behavior or attitudes) After the experiment none held more negative attitudes towards women. advocates claim racism might play a role in the controversy. Analysis states people say distasteful things about rap due to subconscious racism. One group was given a violent passage and they were more inclined to say it was offensive if it was from rap rather than a country song. Some people also support that drug and alcohol use starts before listening to rap. The use of drugs and alcohol start when people are young and before they start listening to rap. This indicates that rap does not change behavior, rather it starts when people are young. (Baker and Bor, 2008, Tatum, 1999). "I can't blame a person shooting up a school on music," he says. "It goes deeper than that. Philly is a violent city. It's filled with a lot of poor, uneducated people with no jobs and they think the only way out of the situation is with violence (Johnson Peak Rap music can both encourage and discourage violence). You have to rob people to go get a better car or steal from people to get a better house. Poverty makes you do negative stuff." Says Peak Johnson. Ultimately people’s actions are on them and not the music. All of this data suggests that rap does not affect people’s actions or their
There are debates if Rap music might affect people’s actions and thoughts. Here is data on violence …show more content…
Experiments play a big role in proving this claim wrong. Advocates state that researchers conducted an experiment where one group listened to rap with lyrics, another group listened to rap music without lyrics, a third just read the lyrics, and the last didn’t read or listen to rap music. (Copley, Jennifer Violent Rap lyrics do not affect listener behavior or attitudes) After the experiment none held more negative attitudes towards women. advocates claim racism might play a role in the controversy. Analysis states people say distasteful things about rap due to subconscious racism. One group was given a violent passage and they were more inclined to say it was offensive if it was from rap rather than a country song. Some people also support that drug and alcohol use starts before listening to rap. The use of drugs and alcohol start when people are young and before they start listening to rap. This indicates that rap does not change behavior, rather it starts when people are young. (Baker and Bor, 2008, Tatum, 1999). "I can't blame a person shooting up a school on music," he says. "It goes deeper than that. Philly is a violent city. It's filled with a lot of poor, uneducated people with no jobs and they think the only way out of the situation is with violence (Johnson Peak Rap music can both encourage and discourage violence). You have to rob people to go get a better car or steal from people to get a better house. Poverty makes you do negative stuff." Says Peak Johnson. Ultimately people’s actions are on them and not the music. All of this data suggests that rap does not affect people’s actions or their