Violence In Rap Music Essay

Violence is something you see everywhere around the world. Although rap music has become one of the most popular genres of music, and it seems there is no way to slow down the amount of violence in the songs, teenagers are becoming more violent because of the music, so the artists should rethink their lyrics. Jeanita Richardson, author from “Journal of Negro education” says that “As a result, of the prevalence of violence in music, movies, television and video games, America has nurtured an environment that some have come to call a culture of violence”(Richardson, 2002). In many places, particularly bad neighborhoods, teens are influenced heavily by rap music, and those areas are also known to have much higher crime and violence rates than other neighborhoods. These kids in bad neighborhoods are being raised listening to rap music, which
Many rappers have their own specific style of rap that tells a story of their lives, but while doing this, they also use an abundance of profanity, make many references about violence, and sometimes even killing. Snoop Dogg is a rapper who is guilty of doing this. John Leland, author of the article “Criminal Records: Gangsta rap and the culture of violence” says that “Snoop Doggy Dogg is not everyone's idea of a role model”(Leland, 1993). Kids in today's age that listen to this type of music think otherwise however. “Rappers may send a specific message to certain people”(Leland, 1993). The people who use rappers as role models are getting influenced negatively, and are more violent because of it. Rap music also objectifies women, and those who like rap, even the women, continue to support it. Many things are said about rap, such as that the beat and the tune is what people like about it, but the lyrics clearly still have an effect on