How Does Rap Music Affect Teens
Malik Chisholm
Mrs. Fiedler
English III
23 October 2013
GP Paper 1st Draft Ever wondered why young people find trouble so often? Or why every other sentence that comes out of their mouth’s contain a form of profane language? It’s because of the negative effects of the “hardcore” or “gangsta” rap music that they bang through their ears at some point in time everyday. From Tupac Shakur’s “Makaveli” album to Chief Keef’s “Finally Rich” album, the teenaged/ young adult mind is filled with drug use, violence, physical and verbal abuse, and in some cases suicide. This form of negative music is doing major damage to the young people of today affecting daily decisions and the willpower to do right. It is a known fact that majority of the daily crimes teens commit are due to their “daily playlist” (what they listen to everyday”. The bad music that teens often listen to- songs that portray negative actions such as the Notorious B.I.G’s “Who shot ya?” where he speaks on attempted murder and the use of deadly firearms. Artists like NWA, 2-Pac, Big Punisher etc are prime examples of the use of racial slurs, gang violence, drug use, and abuse and portray it in the worst way . . . their music. The listeners they attract take their “showcased” lyrics literal and go out and act on the words that flow through their mind after listening to some Eazy-e …show more content…
This will make students look forward to heading to their next class and drain out the filth that was playing through their heads before the way walked through those front doors. Also, when students leave school, they will go home playing whatever their favorite “school bell” was that was playing through the day and go home and do something
Mrs. Fiedler
English III
23 October 2013
GP Paper 1st Draft Ever wondered why young people find trouble so often? Or why every other sentence that comes out of their mouth’s contain a form of profane language? It’s because of the negative effects of the “hardcore” or “gangsta” rap music that they bang through their ears at some point in time everyday. From Tupac Shakur’s “Makaveli” album to Chief Keef’s “Finally Rich” album, the teenaged/ young adult mind is filled with drug use, violence, physical and verbal abuse, and in some cases suicide. This form of negative music is doing major damage to the young people of today affecting daily decisions and the willpower to do right. It is a known fact that majority of the daily crimes teens commit are due to their “daily playlist” (what they listen to everyday”. The bad music that teens often listen to- songs that portray negative actions such as the Notorious B.I.G’s “Who shot ya?” where he speaks on attempted murder and the use of deadly firearms. Artists like NWA, 2-Pac, Big Punisher etc are prime examples of the use of racial slurs, gang violence, drug use, and abuse and portray it in the worst way . . . their music. The listeners they attract take their “showcased” lyrics literal and go out and act on the words that flow through their mind after listening to some Eazy-e …show more content…
This will make students look forward to heading to their next class and drain out the filth that was playing through their heads before the way walked through those front doors. Also, when students leave school, they will go home playing whatever their favorite “school bell” was that was playing through the day and go home and do something