The Effects Of Rap On Inner Cities
Do you believe that one’s words can reflect on a certain person’s action? Today, Rap has become the most popular type of music in the US. The Rap industry is dominated by artists’ who mostly dedicate their lyrics to either violence, drugs, or sex. Through 1998 and 1999 the survey taken by the National Music Bureau, stated that 46% of the listeners of Rap are under the age of 19. While 65% of the listeners, live in run-down homes, or impoverished areas, usually being inner cities. The National Music Bureau also reported that in the 66% of the listeners of Rap who are under the age of 19, 86% of those teen-agers are black. Along with that fact, many of the artists sing about their ...
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intercourse, while half of 17-year old have had sexual intercourse. To add to that, 6 in 10 girls between the ages of 18-19 become pregnant. While pregnancy rates among teens continue to rise, rappers continue to rap and call themselves “Playa’s” and rap about their, “bitches,” and sexual encounters. In a song titled “The B.I.G” Notorious B.I.G AKA Biggie Smalls says “Please don’t shoot up your guns, ‘cause one of these ladies will be havin’ my baby.” Of the 66% of the listeners of rap, who are under the age of 19, 26% of them are women. Biggie is promoting sexual activity, and a bad message is being sent out to all women. Another important fact is that every year 3 million teens; about 1 in 4 sexually experienced teens acquire a Sexually Transmitted Disease (S.T.D). Another rapper, “Masta’ Pimp” begins each song by saying “Pimpin’ Aint Easy!” In a song by Masta’ Pimp titled “The Way of Life,” Masta’ Pimp says “From the ghetto to where all my hooches at, I’ll ride for ...
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a big problem in the US ’s rap artists’ are only promoting it, and making matters worse.
Unlike rap artists’ in the early 90’s such as MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, and Tone Loc, today’s wave of rap artists’ focus much of their music on violent crime, mainly murder, and theft. In one of 2-Pac Shakur’s greatest hits, he says, “I’m a self made millionaire, thug livin’ out of prison pistols in the air.” Tupac refers to himself as a thug, and synonyms for the word thug include “hooligan,” “thief,” and “gangster.” At the same time that 2-Pac Shakur is promoting himself as a “thug,” the Bureau of Justice proved that the young blacks, living in houses with low income, were the most vulnerable ...
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