The Effects Hip Hop Has on Society

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Not being bias but this controversy started many years ago. The profile of Women and men that started in hip hop music has evolved drastically over time causing an influential impact negatively and positively towards children, young adults and grown-ups. Rap and hip hop began back in the 70’s when everything was all good. The music was great and people were happy in the black community although struggling was a common thing and was overlooked. A different breed of rappers came about and the game changed causing an influence towards peers for the use of drugs, alcohol and violence. In my opinion things have gone too far and it’s too late to repair the damage the rappers and done amongst the black community and towards other peers in different cultures and races. The lyrics have migrated through the ears of many people and have changed the world around. Music is an important influence that some people don’t even know how serious the issue is. Hip Hop has caused a dissention between blacks dividing the different types and causing others too look amongst one another in a totally new light. Why has rap music caused such a big impact on today’s society?

Nowadays it hard to forbid your child from listening to rap and hip hop because it has spreaded rapidly through many countries and through the ears of so many people. Race doesn’t have anything to play into rap anymore because different cultures have caught hip to it and have started taking the waves of making music within their own telling stories of their life and polluting the radios and television with vulgar lyrics and violence. For years hip hop has won.

I’m a victim of listening to rap myself but I feel there are a million things that have gone way too far in this world. Music isn’t the same anymore and I realize that if you listen deeply to the lyrics you’ll realize that you’re falling into a spell. It’s genre has grown rapidly being one of the top selling genre’s. Many leaders have tried to use some...
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