Have you tried listening to Rap or hip-hop music? What's your impression about it? As for me, some Rap and hip-hop music are cool because of the upbeat sound that they make. But as I observed, the lyrics of the music are not good. They contain words that it is not suitable for the ear especially for kids. But many teens love this genre of music even though of its not so good contents. I wonder what is the effect of this kind of music to youth.
In addition to that I read an article entitled, "The impact of Rap and hip-hop music on youth" from the site teenink.com by Abkoobthoj. Stated that, some lyrics can affect the minds of the youth by telling them that they must use violence in order to win or survive. Just look if all youth are exposed to this kind of explicit language. Moreover, this rise of Rap and hip-hop music, youth use them to help their selves in solving their problems. But these kind of music can be destructive to teens because of the content that the music contains. Also they can be good but they have an extremely impact on attitudes and behaviors of youth. It also tells that youth who listened to them were most likely to get involved with drugs because some songs refer to drugs. So this sparks the curiosity of the youth. Youth are target towards the marketers of Rap and hip-hop because they are always influenced by the media and still trying to find their selves. The marketers finds it easy to market towards them because they are not sure who they are which is easier to influence them,
Abkoobthoj said, "We teenagers are growing up in a society where media has a great impact on our lives. I wrote this article to hopefully open the eyes of youth and to make them realize the messages that we are getting through media, specifically the music we listen to everyday." In our daily lives we are surrounded by media. Anywhere we look, still media is there. We can't control what they show on T.V or internet but we can control what influences they gave. It's okay to listen to that genre but we should be careful because sometimes we are not careful enough to analyze what is entering in our brains. We should be more aware and careful on what can do to us.
In another article I read entitled, "Hip-hop influences teenagers" from the site mycenaean.org by Nia Doks. Stated that, A Rap and hip-hop music are used as the voice of the people and it is also a way of carrying message across the globe. It used to be a cry against oppression, racism, poverty, corruption, and discrimination. But today, these genres of music seem to talk about sex, money, drugs, and suicide. Though Rap and hip-hop music appeals to many different races, it seems that black population affect the most, especially teenagers. They are under in a certain stereotype. Like for male: saggy pants, attitude, loud music all the time, and vulgar language. For female: ghetto, war freak, and walking around with barely any clothes on. These stereotypes are mostly seen in music videos on T.V.
Timothy Crawford said, “Just be careful what you listen to, The more you listen to it, the more it may influence your actions.” Rap and hip-hop music is a one of a kind genre because of its style in music. The way that the rappers rap is just amazing because not all people can do that. I tried tongue twisters and it's very hard what more when you rap, because it involves fast pronunciation of words with clearness. It's much harder. But the kind of music has a good and bad influence. First, the good influence that they bring is that it serves as an outlet for people and it serves as the voice of the people. Second, the bad influence is that it makes people to stereotype others. The thought of their song is not good because what they say in their lyrics is very vulgar. So teenagers affect the most what they see and hear influences them. Besides, the kind of music that you listen to reflects your personality.
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