The Influence Rock and Rap Music Has on Young People
Many young people of this generation between the ages of ten and twenty live for music. They have become infatuated with music as if nothing else matters. After reading Allan Bloom's essay "Music", Venise Berry's, "Redeeming the Rap Music Experience", and Barbara Dority's "The War on Rock and Rap Music", I was opened up to new ideas which previously had not occurred to me. When people are reading and listening to lyrics or going to concerts they are exposed to sex, violence, and drugs which have a negative influence that plague the music world. The lyrics and beat of many songs we hear again influence our children. Lyrics like "I want to fuck you like an animal" from "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails is a prime example of cause and effect. When children hear these words they have to go out and try it for themselves and along with other influences we have twelve, eleven and even ten year olds trying sex and getting pregnant. Bloom points out that "young people know that rock has the beat of sexual intercourse. That is why Ravel's Bolero is the one piece of classical music that is commonly known and liked by them" (130). Such sexual beats also come from CDs that are just bass. Everyone has experienced sitting at a stoplight when a car p
Music plays a big part when it comes to drug use. Not only do we hear and see the drug abuse in the lyrics and/or at concerts, we see it from our favorite music artists. This may influence children to go out and try drugs, which means it's probably going to complicate or even destroy their lives and the lives around them. Other drug pushing in music is in the lyrics. They use phrases such as Mary Jane, which is slang for marijuana. As children listen to the radio and hear the names of these drugs they think everyone is doing it and may jump on that bandwagon and go out and experiment for themselves. Congress has passed many laws, but musicians and other artists have tried to stop labeling by forming MA and Rock and Roll Confidential. (140). They are not willing to admit to being part of the problem. Also by going to rock and rap concerts you are exposed to drugs. The smell and see the smoke from marijuana is very evident at concerts. As the concert goes on many people are offering it to whoever may want some, including kids. Young people deserve to have the same education and not have it influenced by sex, drugs or violence which rock and rap music obviously perpetuate. Throughout the generations music has been an influence on teens. However Elvis, the Rolling Stones or even Jimmy Hendrx never promoted rape or murder. Music today does this! This is why we need to stop these negative influences our children are being exposed to. ulls up next to you with his or her radio is so loud your car starts shaking and you can't
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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