Santos Professor Germinario English Composition 1 22 October 2013 The Effects of Rap Music on Teens Rap music has been around since the early 1970’s. It became popular rapidly‚ and expanded to different parts of the world. From its beginning‚ the rap culture has not been well liked‚ but the people who do listen to it get hooked on it quickly. For example‚ teenagers are huge fans of rap music. Although rap music is so popular‚ it is becoming an issue in society. It has had a negative effect on
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Rap Music: Should It Be Censored? The question of censorship‚ though it may seem a simple question‚ does not have a simple answer and must be contemplated with careful analysis. First and foremost‚ elements of the question itself must be defined‚ including what‚ where‚ and how. In this paper‚ rap music will be defined as “gansta rap”‚ rap music notorious for common themes such as drug dealing‚ violence‚ profanity‚ misogyny‚ and homophobia. The area in question for censorship will be limited to
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Professor Montgomery Writing 101- Outline November 9‚ 2010 Rap Music and its Effects on Teenagers Outline Even though there is no direct correlation between rap music and the crimes or mischievous behaviors of teenagers‚ the physiological effect it has on them has been proven to be negative‚ we cannot place the blame rap music and videos‚ but instead we should look to find out what’s the real problem with our teenagers. I. The issue of rap music’s so called “negative effect” on teenagers as well
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Music is an expression of one’s thoughts‚ beliefs‚ and upbringing. The African music beliefs are that music must be functional and integrated into everyday life‚ music is not for the elite‚ and it is intertwined with the arts. When looking at the different genres in the United States‚ hip-hop is a genre that follows along these beliefs and was produced from these established values. The people sold during the slave trade would sing songs in the fields that would create a rhythm and functionality
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Many rap songs in the 1990’s were influenced by the brutal attack on a man named Rodney King and the riots that followed the verdict of not guilty of the police officers that were the attackers. In one article they said‚ “Rap acquired considerable power as a voice of resistance.” (Bohlman) People listened to this music to resist. The rappers made this music so people would understand what was happening in “their” world. One song by Digital Underground f/ Biz Markie called The Odd Couple‚ for instance
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significant number of the music recordings made by rap specialists on the planet demonstrate these points in them. Individuals who are more into rap‚ hip hop and trap music do drugs one time in their lives.While it may be difficult to come to a full conclusion on music’s effect on teenagers‚ it is important to remember that teens have many influences. At any given time‚ a teen is being pulled in many directions. Music is just one of these directions they’re being pulled from. A few music is not made out
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you is rap music a self expression or a cultural oppression?? http://www.buzzle.com/articles/history-of-rap-music.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yypjSyRXoo http://mmstudio.gannon.edu/~gabriel/parker.html http://www.socialpc.com/SocialIssues/Music-Influence-On-Society.html Music has had an effect on society‚ since the beginning of time. Music has been around for thousands of years. Music appeals to everyone. When was the last time you have heard someone say‚ "I hate all music."?For
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According to Nielsen Media Research (1993) more than seventy percent of the Americans were access to cable television therefore most teenagers would watch these music videos from their homes. The study which was done on the composition of these videos shows that seventy five percent contain materials which are related to sex. Music videos influence sex activities in various ways. Within these videos‚ it portrays various features which are eventually being imitated by teenage girls. These features
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The term music reflects the mood of an age often used by many people who are attempting to decipher what exactly is occurring in the world today. In the past‚ we had all kinds of music created such as jazz‚ bebop‚ Rap‚ and R&B that has paved the way for the musical creations we enjoy today. Often we look into the past at huge artists such as Aretha Franklin‚ Shaka Khan‚ Prince‚ and James Brown who all broke barriers and made fantastic music in their eras‚ and wonder what went wrong. Although the
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The main point of the article “Rap Takes a Bum Rap” is to convey the positive message of rap songs in this society. As Herschend mentioned‚ this music has been the blame for almost every problem that’s been happening around us throughout the years. However‚ like any other form of entertainment‚ this is an art of expressing of oneself. Guru‚ a rapper‚ says “Rap is musical‚ cultural‚ expression based on reality.” For people who creates this type of music‚ it’s something they draw from within and their
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