I. Introduction
Hip-hop is a musical art form that has been entertaining numerous black communities for centries. Hip-hop influences many activities, such as dancing and beatboxing. I have scrutinized the context of hip-hop lyrics and the behaviors in my daily life as an active hip-hop listener. My central topic of research is the behavioral effects that hip-hop music produces. I would like to research the facts, truth and also the lies about the behavioral effects hip-hop brings. I am targeting black listeners of hip-hop of all ages.
In an article “How Hip Hop Holds Blacks Back”, it discussed the negative behaviors and damaging lyrics that hip-hop inserts into the black community. “For Simmons, gangsta raps teach listeners something about the lives of the people who create them and remind them that these people exist.” (John McWhorter, 2003) In my opinion, hip-hop has positive influences as well, but the negative uses of hip-hop is promoted and the image of hip-hop as a genre. There are individual artists for individual audiences. “Analyzing the relationship between rap/hip-hop lyrical content and song popularity showed how audiences have responded to objectifying messages through their music consumption.” (Gretchen Cundiff, 2013) Music affects people in countless ways independently. I do not think hip-hop music is the main affect of the violence …show more content…
There are many supporters and positive artists of hip-hop, because hip-hop is the only way black peoples to express themselves freely. Artists write to tell their own stories.“I think that there is a narrative that's been lost in American culture, but definitely in rap music. It's very consumer-based. It's very narcissistic in a way. But I just want to talk about practical stuff, about regular people, because I think our regular lives are amazing, beautiful things." (Killer Mike,
Hip-hop is a musical art form that has been entertaining numerous black communities for centries. Hip-hop influences many activities, such as dancing and beatboxing. I have scrutinized the context of hip-hop lyrics and the behaviors in my daily life as an active hip-hop listener. My central topic of research is the behavioral effects that hip-hop music produces. I would like to research the facts, truth and also the lies about the behavioral effects hip-hop brings. I am targeting black listeners of hip-hop of all ages.
In an article “How Hip Hop Holds Blacks Back”, it discussed the negative behaviors and damaging lyrics that hip-hop inserts into the black community. “For Simmons, gangsta raps teach listeners something about the lives of the people who create them and remind them that these people exist.” (John McWhorter, 2003) In my opinion, hip-hop has positive influences as well, but the negative uses of hip-hop is promoted and the image of hip-hop as a genre. There are individual artists for individual audiences. “Analyzing the relationship between rap/hip-hop lyrical content and song popularity showed how audiences have responded to objectifying messages through their music consumption.” (Gretchen Cundiff, 2013) Music affects people in countless ways independently. I do not think hip-hop music is the main affect of the violence …show more content…
There are many supporters and positive artists of hip-hop, because hip-hop is the only way black peoples to express themselves freely. Artists write to tell their own stories.“I think that there is a narrative that's been lost in American culture, but definitely in rap music. It's very consumer-based. It's very narcissistic in a way. But I just want to talk about practical stuff, about regular people, because I think our regular lives are amazing, beautiful things." (Killer Mike,