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Does today's music have a negative influence on our youth.

I thought about this when I was in high school and the Columbine shootings occurred. The media, adults and many other people where trying to blame the music the shooters listened to. They said that if they listened to something else they would have never gotten the idea to shoot up their school. Therefore I thought this would be a great topic to research. I mainly focused on the influence of rap music on today’s youth.

So does the music of today negatively influence our youth? Is it only an artist’s way of expressing their emotions? Do theses songs tell the stories of what really happens in the real world? My answer would have to be yes. The artist’s of today are simply warning people of how violent the streets are. They take a stand against racism, bigotry, and stereotypes. These artists are simply stating life as they live it. Today’s music itself is not different from the music of yesterday; the artists of this age are not afraid to express themselves like the artist’s from before. In these times, the world has become more violent, thus, the music has become more violent.

When Elvis Presley was shaking his hips in the 50’s and 60’s there was a major problem. Adults where trying to ban him from playing in their amphitheaters as well as on the television. In those days expressing your self sexually was a major issue. The public tried to ban all things that dealt with sexuality. In today’s music it is violence. Music moves with the times; it does not stay the same forever.

“Rap music is just telling about their way of life and how they live,” says Natheer Kareme in the article “Raps message is their Medium” he continues by saying, “I do not believe that violent lyrics cause young people to behave violently, violence does” (Stepp, 23). Some people live this sheltered life where they do not know what is really going on in the world. They do not comprehend that bad things are happening all around them. Therefore, the artists feel like it is their place to inform the public of the injustice of these crimes in the ghettos and major cities of America. “Hardcore, cutting edge lyrics are newsreels of the inner city depicting ghetto realities in ways heretofore have gone unreported” said Chuck D and Ice Cube in interview from “Taking the Rap: Where to draw the line?” Many people do not know the harsh realities of streets; therefore, artists bring actions to the public by rapping and singing. Don Eversley said, in “Rock and Responsibilty”, “I don’t think songs necessarily teach people anything in three minutes, but they certainly raise issues and get people to think” (Hughley, D2).

“Hip-Hop superstar Eminem raps chillingly realistic scenes of graphic violence but says fans should not take it seriously” (Nagourney, 12). A lot of the rhymes are just for laughs. Anyone with common sense should know when Eminem is just “clowning” (as he says it) or when he is being serious. When he says “All you boy, girl groups make me sick I can’t wait until I catch all you faggots in public Imma love it…” in his song titled “Marshall Mathers.” Most know that he is “clowning” because he has had plenty of chances to “get” those boy and girl groups in public plenty of times and never has. It is mostly a lot of talk. However, some of Eminem’s lyrics do carry some truth. In the song “The Way I am” he says “When a dudes getting bullied and shoots up your school and they blame it on Marilyn and the herion-where were the parents at?” The media and the public should not blame the music industry for the jobs that parents are not fulfilling. They need to find out what is going on in their child’s life and try to help instead of sitting around letting their children run free. Eminem goes on to say “And look where it’s at, middle America now it’s a tragedy, now it’s so sad to see an upper-class city having this happening.” The columbine shootings where not the first school shootings and will not be the last. This has been happening for years in inner city schools, but no one has noticed because these kids are considered bad anyway. Maybe the violent acts did not make national headlines because those involved were poor, or because of their race. However, when an upper class, mainly white school gets shot up, people blame the incident on the music the teenagers listen to. Clearly the blame should be on the parents and school staff for ignoring the troubled teens. The parents have a responsibility of overseeing what is being CD’s are being bought by their teens as well as having guns available for them to use. Where did the guns come from? Eminem, Marilyn Manson, or some other musician; did they go hand them out and force them to pull the trigger? No, the children had to get the weapon from somewhere and it was most likely from their parent’s collection, which was most likely not locked up and was easily accessed by the teens. President Bush said, “that the entertainment industry needs to police itself better, but the responsibility for keeping objectionable materials out of the hands of children lies with parents not government” (Nagourney, 13).

Rap music speaks to the people and carries a message no matter the topic. It could be about racism, politics, poverty, disruption or I want to party. In Tupac Shakur’s song “Changes’ he raps about society and how things need to change. In one line he says, “Cops give a damn about a negro pull the trigger kill a nigga he's a hero.” Racism is still a major issue in today’s society. It is not because of the artists who sing about it; it is because people are resistant to change. These artists are merely bringing these issues to the surface so that they will be known. As Tupac says in the song,

"I see no changes all I see is racist faces misplaced hate makes disgrace to races we under I wonder what it takes to make this one better place…and still I see no changes can't a brother get a little peace it's war on the streets & the war in the Middle East instead of war on poverty they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me and I ain't never did a crime I ain't have to do."

Racism is not an issue that is taught to teens through music. Racism has been around since man can remember. For example, Adolf Hitler was a racist and we all know that he did not listen to rap music. The KKK is another intensely racist group. What type of music influenced their bigotry? The media cannot blame the music industry for society’s prejudices.

Music has always been controversial. From Elvis Presley and little Richard to Eminem and Tupac, society has always found something in music objectionable. As long as the world stays violent and controversial the music industry will take notice and report and the problems we are facing. The music industry will always be criticized for some of its lyrical content, however, the content of the music is not the problem. The issues that caused these lyrics to be written is what the real problem is.

Can Musicians Allow Their Music to be Used to Sell Stuff, Without Selling Out?

Advice for Working in the Music Business

What message does the underground scene have that commercialized hip-hop does not?

The message is not always stated for you in the music. Three things that true hip-hop has over the radio rotation are creativity, originality, and experimentation, which could all mean the same thing to hip-hop fans. Still, there is a message passed down from the godfathers of hip-hop and that is: To earn respect, skills on the mic must be shown. The ability to rock a crowd with sheer lyricism, explaining why you are doper than the other man, and having a Dj who could support you with dope beats were essentials in old school hip-hop and still are in the underground scene.

Underground hip-hop is filled with groups such as The Pharcyde, The Roots, Jigmastas, and Jurassic 5 who use live instruments to not only enhance their lyrical talents, but also to give audiences a great show. All four of these groups are dedicated to preserving hip-hop culture. Emcees battle to prove they are iller, Djs do the same thing, and breakers, break dancers, poppers, whatever you want to call them, continue the tradition of mixing their dance art form of popping, locking and spinning using the music to help create different techniques.

What has been great for the underground scene is its ability to sell more records now, and that is by and large due to the increase of smaller, independent record labels(see chapter 1). Labels such as Rawkus, Fondle ‘Em, Stones Throw, Goodvibe, ABB Records, and others can compete with majors like Bad Boy and Def Jam now because they are backed by people who have money and want to see hip-hop culture survive

Is hip hop really dead? If so what killed it?

Who is to blame you might ask? The answer would be All of us. Everyone who has accepted what is now considered good music by hip hop’s standards has participated in the murder of hip hop. We all have fallen into that warped society that creates drama and controversy over everything. I asked myself who do I listen to the most these days, and I found that I am just as guilty as all of you. I looked at my most played music on itunes found B.G., Jeezy, Swisha House, T.I., and a host of others who I really would not consider lyricist. These current big names just would not hold up amongst hip hop’s all time elite.

I took time to myself, re-evaluating what hip hop meant to me and what it should mean to a plethora of others. I dug deep into my collection, resurfacing some of the classics in order to find what changed to make hip hop what it is today. In my opinion, street credibility is main culprit for the decline in hip hop quality. The turning point was When it became more important to be a drug dealer and a gangster than to actually have lyrical talent.

In doing my research, I found that I had been criticizing rappers for all the wrong reasons. I have largely been one of the leaders on this website who criticized rappers for not keeping it real or not living their lives as they do in their music. Yes one should be honest and keep in touch with where one came from, but it should not be the determining factor of the rappers worth.

The premium placed on street credibility is what has brought the game to where it is today. Yes there were gangster rappers in the 80s and 90s, however they were not given a pass based upon their lives prior to their music. Case in point, Young Jeezy and B.G. get, without a shadow of a doubt, more credit then they deserve as hip hop artist because of how the relate to the “Street Life”.

One can not argue that hip hop has lost its original form. Today, rap generates more money then ever imagined. Rappers are CEOs of clothing labels, alcohol distribution companies, record labels, and an abundance of other ventures that generates millions. When hip hop was in its most purest and most original form, the business aspect was not nearly as complex and profitable as it is today. So when you consider the profit margin, the street credibility, and the ever lasting economic struggles in urban communities in relation with the subject of distribution of narcotics on wax, you must admit that hip hop has taken a turn for the worst. I like to look at it like hip hop died and rap was born. Hip hop is about true lyrical substance and telling a story in reality. Rap always seems to have a gimmick or something else to take away from the ability to spit HOT FIYAH!(JOKESTA).

In closing, if hip hop has died then we are all to blame for it, because last I checked, Young Jeezy, B.G., T.I., Lil Wayne all have went platinum.

For the record, I am a huge fan of T.I., Jeezy, and B.G. I just have come to the realization that they are not the artist that hip hop had in mind as some of it’s most popular providers of that sound we all crave.

Take this food for thought before you comment!