RAP IS CRAP

Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 14:12:59 -0600
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Johnson, Jackson, and Gatto (1995) contributed further to the research
on the influence of anti-social media, with the examination of the
impact of rap videos on adolescents? attitudes towards aggression. The
results revealed that those who had viewed violent rap videos were
more likely to condone the use of violence as a means of solving a
social problem.
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New York University lyrics professor Dr. Sheila Davis contends that
"popular songs...provide the primary 'equipment for living' for
America's youth." What "equipment" do America's youth acquire
from today's popular music? Put another way, what messages are
carried by the very powerful medium of popular music? The trends
are invariably negative.
The rap group 2 Live Crew de-scribes intimate sex acts in brash
detail. Columnist John Leo writes: "Vulgar or sexual band
names used to be ambiguous or hidden (i.e., the Stones, Cream).
Now there are at least 13 bands named after the male genitals, 6
after female genitals, 4 after sperm, 8 after abortion and one after a
vaginal infection."
http://www.chuckiii.com/Reports/Music/how_rap_effects_socity.shtml It is important to document the extent to which the positive
portrayal of violence and sex in rap music effects its listeners,
since such music may have a negative impact on today's youth. Violent
crime increased by over 500 percent during the three decades ending in
1990. There may be a host of factors contributing to this social
pathology, but "violence in the media" is certainly one of them.
"Music industry insiders often shirk responsibility by saying their
music reflects society but does not impact it," Waliszewski observes.
"Some music industry insiders . . . have argued that, as performers
and 'actors on the stage,' musicians cannot be held responsible for
their fans' criminal behavior. Their anti-social messages are not to
be taken seriously because . . . they don't actually mean what they
say." Such claims are disingenuous at best. Whether they know what
they're doing or not, the purveyors of this musical madness should be
held accountable for the damage they've done to an entire generation
of young Americans.
http://www.olywa.net/vtacoma/C2.HTM
Rap music and artists who perform rap music focus lyrically on many
different issues. These issues include but are not limited to poverty,
politics, sex, drugs, parties, money, gangs, family, and others. Not
every rap artists or every type of rap music addresses all of these. 2
Pac Shakur was one of the most influential rap artists of our time.
His "Thug life" image appealed to millions of youth in the United
States and around the world.
He presented and also lived a lifestyle that was both glamorous and
dangerous. Money, cars, women or "Bitches" as he would often call them
were trademarks of his lifestyle and ultimately lead to his death in
1996.