negative effects of rap music

of the past decade. While the music provides a voice to the voiceless and a form of

protest to the oppressed, much of it seems to articulate the rage of the urban underclass

and its sense of intense oppression and defiant rebellion. Rap, then, is not only music to

dance and party to, but is also a potent form of cultural identity and political expression.

Unfortunately, rap songs are usually accompanied by use of explicit and degrading lyrics,

which are very dangerous to the youth of today. While rappers will claim that they’re

simply rapping about reality, all too often they use violence as the vehicle to tell the story

of their lives. This certainly does not set any good examples for the young boys and girls,

and men and women, listening to and singing along with the lyrics. In fact, most of the

rap artists themselves have lived, and continue to live, close to the edge. So, with rap

songs containing violent and insulting lyrics, and with the rap artists leading dangerous and

violent lives, rap music could be considered a negative influence on teenagers and

Rap is currently crossing national bor

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