Negative Effects Of Rap And Hip Hop

Hip Hop is often written not simply as music but rather as a political statement; a passing of advice from an experience man to novice children. The lyrics of rappers are written often for entertainment; but just as often they serve as guidance to their peoples’ youth.

The genre of hip-hop began in a time of economic uncertainty. According to the article, “Historical Phenomena, Hip- Hop Culture and Rap Music”, this particular genre of music is “heavily influenced by the economically and socially oppressed ghettos.” The art of Hip-Hop is very culturally driven. It is a way for the artists to express themselves freely, in a musical way. It is said that hip-hop is claimed to be, “...The act of speaking poetically and rhythmically over the beat,” (Ide). Based on the article, hip-hop was developed in an area that was run by a “capitalist economic system and racist government officials.”(Ide). This is an explanation of how some artists speak as though they are being attacked because of their ethnic background, and only that. It is something that is truly important and present in their lives. Some rap artists speak about the way they often feel racially discriminated by society.

In the early days, Hip-Hop was primarily related to the rhyming, rhythmic spoken word art form known as rapping. Rapping is, in fact, not a new method of creative expression. The ease with which young people can participate in this form of creativity seems to have helped the phenomenal growth of this genre of music and expression. Review of rap music lyrics and styling from the early to mid-1970's, when Hip-Hop began, reveals several aspects of the musical genre that appear to have had significant appeal to young people, particularly those in urban communities. There has never been one all-inclusive form of rap music.

Music is seen as a damaging influence toward teenagers because of the language and message that is mainly sent out in several songs. It is seen as an encouragement for teens to react with violence towards the situations that are occurring worldwide. For example, there are rap songs that mostly talking about how they do not accept President Donald Trump as their president; people think that teenagers are taking a different message than what artists trying to transmit. They believe that teenagers might want to take action towards Trump with violent. Rap music is not meant to be an incorrect influence to teens or any other person. This type of music is a way for society to express their feelings towards situations that they might not have the

In order to understand hip-hop dance, it is important to recognize hip-hop music and where it came from. Many scholars of rap music relate the founding of rap to African and African American oral and musical traditions, specifically African griots and storytellers. They link the rhythm of rap to the use of drums in Africa and to African American music in the United States, from slave songs and spirituals to jazz and R&B. Scholars have found very interesting connections between rap music and Black nationalist traditions (traditions historically practiced by black people that serve as part of their racial identity). Rap is similar to the “call and response of the black church, the joy and pain of the blues, the jive talk and slang of the hipsters and jazz musicians, the boasting of street talk, the sidesplitting humor of comedians, and the articulateness of black activists.” All of these African American oral traditions, including rap, can be traced back to West African oral traditions. In traditional African societies, the spoken word and oral culture included poetry, storytelling, and speaking to drumbeats. The links between rap music and African American oral and musical traditions demonstrate that hip-hop music represents more than just sound. It represents history. This aspect of it, in my opinion, makes this type of music very unique and makes it carry more value.

In contrast to the views held by hip-hop adversaries, some rap artists and hip-hop supporters argue that rap song lyrics are merely a twentieth-century colloquial dialect describing contemporary courtship rituals, economic inequality, and lack of commitment. Hip-hop music is not responsible for the

The instant response to this question is often that the commercialization of hip is a negative phenomenon. Many hip hop fans seem to hold this opinion because they believe that the quality of music from today’s rappers has drastically decreased. However, the difficulty arises in determining whether the ‘commercialization’ of hip hop should be considered a positive or negative phenomenon. There are strong advocates for both of these judgements with convincing points to support their beliefs.

Rap music is defined as popular music advanced by disc jockeys and urban blacks in the late 1970s. This kind of music consists of a repeated beat pattern that provides the background for rapid, urban language, accompanied by a vocalist. Hip-Hop music is a genre that originated in the United States by inner-city African Americans in the 1970s which consists of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted. The Difference between rap and hip-hop music defined by EBONY is that hip-hop is a culture while rapping is one of four elements contained therein—the others being breakdancing, DJing and graffiti. The perception of rap music/hip-hop music by academic scholars is often accurate, in the portrayal that types of rap/hip-hop musicians often exhibit violent, misogynistic, antisocial, and materialistic content and behavior. Writer’s Johnetta B. Cole, Tia Tyree, Michelle Jones, Matthew Oware, and have all discussed the topic of rap music, and the ways in which it exhibits violent, misogynistic, antisocial, and materialistic content and behavior.

Hey you do you listen to R&B and hip-hop? Do you like listening to rapper such as Tupac and Biggie? Well rappers helped society and people grow from the 90’s and still is today, making people from the lower parts of the world come together and agree on how they feel. In the 1990s, hip-hop music and culture helped a lot of famous people. Hip-hop also had a big impact in the clothing you see young adults wearing today. In the 1990s, hip-hop music and culture affected society in many positive ways and continues to do so today.

Hip-hop from the 1970s to present day has played an increasingly crucial role in society in both positive and negative ways. The creation of hip-hop and rap aided in the expression of newer generations. The presentation of rap into culture restored the importance and power of poetry. However sadly many hip-hop artists used their platforms to promote topics and viewpoints that were often times quite demeaning and unpopular with parents.

Rap was originally created as a means of self-expression, while conveying present conditions within marginalized African American communities. Attaining global awareness in America, rap music emerged as one of the most controversial genres America has seen, influencing both white and black culture. Birthed in the mid- 1970’s rap music came to fruition in the Southern Bronx area of New York City. As rap culture began to emerge and grow in New York, rappers began to utilize their voice and voice their opinions. An array of topics were now being discussed from race to survival in America. With subject matter constantly evolving with each generation rap music took a drastic turn in the 90’s. This became an era in which the glorification of

A song on the radio starts off with a pleasant melody. Suddenly, another form of heavy-beat music enters. Numerous icons of guns, skulls, hoods, lighters, darkness, and graffiti art were demonstrated by typing in three simple letters into the Oxford English Dictionary word search bar: R-a-p. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the definition of rap is accompanied with the synonyms “whack, strike, bash, bang, pound…” (Simpson). All with negative connotations, this reflects how rap affects our society today. Rap can be catchy, but it is harmful to our society for freedom of speech is being taken advantage of and, as a result, other political issues have arisen from them. Freedom of expression can extend a little bit too far.

I think Andre's voice was extremely monotone so it was really hard to listen because he just sounded really uninterested about his topic. When Andre interviewed Josh Scheer and then he filmed the rap concert he switched cameras. I would have liked to see every camera shot consistently the same. I like how Andre used difference types of music to say that it has an effect on culture like how he said bubblegum pop lets young teenagers become more image conscious and how rap is believed to create aggressive and violent behavior among it's consumers. I just wish he used more of that because there are so many genres of music. I really didn't enjoy the quality of a video because it was kind of fuzzy and just turned me off because I couldn't

Research at Florida International University and Western Connecticut State University have both proven that people who listen to music with violent, profane, and/or sexualized lyrics are more likely engaged to adapting these aspects to their behavior and are also more likely to endorse it in their peers. This demonstrates the effect hip hops songs has on its audience, making it important to control the liberty of the right to listen to these type of songs. And if not, to control the kind of songs that are publicly played.

Hip Hop in the most popular genre of music between all African American communities, not just in America, but worldwide. Hip Hop has expanded itself into music, fashion, advertisement, movies, and it’s given many rappers, and those associated with the genre, the chance to influence their communities, societies and their culture in general, but commercial Hip Hop in the U.S. has branded Hip Hop in a negative way. (The Young and The Hip-Hop, Hip Hop Culture Center in Harlem, 2012, Web, Oct. 27, 2014) This is all due to the negative imagery and negative lyrics like the term nigga, negative implications of Hip Hop include exploiting black adolescent girls, promoting unhealthy lifestyles, and implying that the open use of the word nigga is not harmful. Hip Hop has become a global phenomenon where it has evolved from a genre of music to a lifestyle for the African American community.