How Does Rap Music Effect Teenagers? “Without music life, would be a mistake”- Friedrich Nietzsche Music has always plays an important role in our society and it is a part of our life as we grow up. Music is something that is totally subjective, different people has different taste of music and each type of music can have a different impact on the one listening to it. Some music can makes you feel relaxing, some makes you feel excited and some may even makes you feel depress or sad after listening to it. Music has the power to affect teenager or youth so parents have always been worried about the music teenagers listen to and the negative effects on teens, rap and heavy metal music are considered to be the form of music that have negative
One of the bright representatives of music performers and authors in this sphere is Drake whose songs are always meaningful and raise the topics speaking to many individuals. While hip-hop music helps the authors and performers to be rather direct and to a definite extent even brutal and painfully honest in their works, this is the type of music where the emotions and thoughts can be easily interpreted and understood. This feature can also be applied to one of Drake 's recent songs titled “Fake Love”. The song tells the listeners a story of a person who has achieved success but realizes that there are so many fake friends who are interested in him only
How Does Rap Music Effect Teenagers? “Without music life, would be a mistake”- Friedrich Nietzsche Music has always plays an important role in our society and it is a part of our life as we grow up. Music is something that is totally subjective, different people has different taste of music and each type of music can have a different impact on the one listening to it. Some music can makes you feel relaxing, some makes you feel excited and some may even makes you feel depress or sad after listening to it. Music has the power to affect teenager or youth so parents have always been worried about the music teenagers listen to and the negative effects on teens, rap and heavy metal music are considered to be the form of music that have negative
Today, rap music is undeniably one of the most popular music genres, dominating all music charts. Historically, music has always been a medium for social expression taking the form of everything from hope to anger. Music is a form of art, introducing us to new ideas, making us think, feel and react. It is food for our minds, souls and hearts. Rap started out as a platform for the African American youth to express themselves through this form of poetry about their life experiences.
To understand the complexity and influence of Kanye West, one must grasp the context of the music industry at his arrival. Hip hop has become one of the most popular forms of music of the 21st century. Unfortunately, rapping was not always considered this beloved genre of music like it is today. In the 80s and 90s, hip hop had an extremely ardent fan base because many critics considered the genre as “gangsta” or “hood” music. This criticism emerged, “with the mainstream success of gangsta rap, where drugs, violence, and misogyny became more prominent” (Holly).
Modern rappers or hip hop musicians have went astray as this genre demonstrates an abuse of language as a result use of vulgar is dominant, lately most rappers rap about money, women, drugs, expensive cars etc. apparently hip hop or rap is no longer about expression but rappers impressing each other because of rivalry and the so called “Beef
Before major hip hop groups such as NWA arrived on the scene, people would refuse to admit they were even from Compton. Nowadays, everyone wears the identity with pride. The genre was a testament to triumphing over hardships, to having enough confidence in oneself not to let the world drag you down, and to rising above the struggle, even when things seem hopeless. Violence in rap did not begin as an affective agent that threatened to harm America 's youth; rather, it was the outcry of an already-existing problem from youth whose world views have been shaped by the inequalities and prejudice they have experienced. The relentless wave of heroic new rappers arriving on the scene formed the golden age of hip hop in the 1980s, a newfound voice which rose from the impoverished ghettos during the 1980s and inspiring a generation of black youth to fight the police brutality they faced on a daily basis.
2.2 Rap Battle - Verbal Element If the subconscious mind is trained and controlled the right way it is possible for humans to create verbal art, which comes close to “verbal magic” (Cobb 41). This talent can get an entire audience to listen attentively since the addition of verbal techniques, such as alliteration, internal rhyme, and metaphor harmonize to a rappers simple rhyming ability (41). Therefore, it is not astonishing rappers strive to partake in art’s creation. Notwithstanding, it is important to mention that “crossing of swords between [...] two artists” is observable in hip hop’s verbal element (50,77). According to Cobb, “the battle, the ritual exchange of freestyle barb, requires mental poise, grace under verbal fire, and composure” (77).
Hippies promoted a laid-back, nonconformist lifestyle, which included frequent drug use; thus, the movement generated a massive uproar in the American community. Consequently, the hippie subculture has often been subjected to an in-accurate, stereotyped image. Over the years, there has been an unreasonable amount of prejudice against hippies and their culture. While I have always been particularly interested in the hippie subculture, I must admit that there are many things I was not aware of before I began working on this assignment, apart from the way they were portrayed in movies and magazines. For instance, I used to believe that the hippie movement was merely a “trend”.
The African American community has not gained full equality to this day. Even after fighting for many years this present day issue has come to light in Hip-Hop artists songs like Macklemore & Ryan Lewis song, White Privilege II. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are respected in their line of work because they have become very popular in today 's Hip-Hop music. Hip-Hop has been the newest way of news being broadcasted. As many artists like Macklemore have become more of an activist in this day and age.