Ah, the never-ending argument about rap. Rather, over time, the number of alcohol references has grown tremendously. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1192959. broaden your horizon rather than close it. 0000001261 00000 n
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We got forty-eight, which mean a whole lot of cream Divide the profit by four, subtract it by eight We back to sixteen. Nowadays rap music has become the most popular genre, grasping the attention of many adolescents. This is only part of it, but if this isnt proof that rap IS music, then I dont know what is. And as an end note, as Bill Cosby rightly said; the kids listen to the rap and it gives them brain damage. It could get a little spicy for my tastes but it was still a great deal of fun. if anyone disparages his likes, well, he gets offended. For today, youre in good stead.
It attracts angry losers who have no other prospects in life, except to dream about being a rap star, and doing the terrible things that these guys and few female rappers do. Things changed around then, music is WHY society is like it is. I hear it blasting down the street day and night. Im 15. Now they listen to screamo. I think this business of rolling around in a pile of money with numerous women needs further research. This new generation of Iranian singers are trying their best to produce the worst and most meaningless version of rap over here and they are driving me crazy. No conflict of interest there. Parents hated him, kids found him cool as their parents didnt like him, he invoked sex, moving hips, fast moving music. Its about ignorance. Cant agree more about the (c)rap music! I do listen to rap but I do not listen to the crap on the radio I listen to tech nine Nwa 2pac Nas what I am saying is not all rap is bad but 80% of todays is crap and I am 13 rap is not all about money bitches and sex rap to me is poetry I will prove it I know a guy called Jake who makes great cake his shop is by the lake but rap can be deep but people keep the good ones down out of town. I just made them, because thats what the public wants in rap music. I am a white woman and when I hear the pounding, reverberating (c) rap that people are listening to on the street and in closed cars I firmly believe this is why they go around shooting each other. Congratulations, sir! Its the person that does the crime not the gun. I am sick of all you old farts that cant hear anything! And when we compared youth in general to adult exposure on the radio, youth are overexposed. I am really suffering when I notice the words used by these singers and I blame them for the only bad words my kid has ever heard or learned in his life so far. Abs and many others, I agree.. those kids and that rock and roll music.. lol.. if it is too loud you are too old.. heh.. 3 words: Mind your own (business does not need to be added but you might not get it without it so it would have to be 4 words) I would love a compliment, I am 39 and listen to hardcore rap as loudly as I can, a little Gangsta rap, Rock as with Metal, some music I can enjoy louder like Jazz.. but some I do not like Folk. You rap is the only acceptable kind. Im sorry all of you have such a bad impression of how much potential it really has I reccommend, Lost Children Of Babylon well, then, NO. hell, the way the world is anymore, people see anything gain popularity, they wanna jump right on the bandwagon. I rather listen to metal and i am a dummer and a singer so rap just doesnt seem that great because they dont even sing they just talk all the time. When I confess my passion to others, their eyes go wide, they shift uncomfortably in their seats and their faces screw into an expression that suggests I just casually mentioned that I like to eat garden snails. What is going on with people today?
Beautiful-Eminem. You rap haters do realize that you will be in the minority in 20 years, right? they dance like idiots theyre all unisexed freaks I kept my headphones on blast all the time. Weve come to music that is raw. Its music in the eyes of the listener, no matter how it is presented. Let me guess You people have nothing better to do with your lives, right?
So please, just hear me out. While there is evidence supporting the negative impacts of violent and aggressive themes in music, we must be careful not villainize hip hop music. yeah i fired up a spiff and fucked that bitch in the ass, now I`ll go crusing in my lamborghini and kill some people while I down two bottles of whiskey, yeah!. I can only imagine what my old dad would have said if Id come home and told him that I wanted to be called Little Tino instead of hey boy. And like Ive said above, I 100% agree with this post! it is actually normal for a person to think that the things he likes are good. He said lots of things that people really quote him for, but put into the context of his life-they are meaningless because he didnt stand fer shit but living the life of debauchery. RAP IS POETRY good or bad, it helps us express ourselves. At first I thought your username was your opinion of the genre.
In fact, when we looked at magazines in 2002, we found that African Americans youth ages 12 to 20 were exposed to 66 percent more advertising for beer and ale, and 81 percent more advertising for distilled spirits. Violent song lyrics may lead to violent behavior. That is the acronym it started with. It connects with how we are feeling whether happy or sad, there is always a song we can relate to that expresses the way we feel towards a certain situation or problem life has thrown our way. Rap is music. Bam bam bam! And Jerry Murad and the Harmonicats? Well said Friar. Your heart is, MORE than the bling bling, fast cash, money and bitches rappers ever could be. White, blackI dont care what colour your skin is, this is an equal opportunity outrage and I blame all damned young people for this thumping wall of mindless horse crap. MTC (my two cents), Surely you cant be referring to the brilliant work of DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince! But there actually is real rap out there. When I fart, it sounds better than rap music. Maybe, we could go on the road as Little Tino and the Handbag Hooker. All my classmates listen to that crap. But theres always good, clean rap that talks about just having fun, dancing, a lot of rap even talks about Christianity, and looks up to God. Best way is to ignore itdont look, dont complain, make it as though it doesnt exist and it will go away. Then again, Im a bit of a metalhead (I loved the Lars trading card, by the by) so Im not sure if I should talk. Ms. HERD: I think the youth are right, it is a societal problem, and that in part, hip hop in reflecting society is picking up on norms across the country. Do some research and dont just buy what i say. In Lil Waynes Tie My Hands he speaks on how his home town of New Oreleans was hit by the huricane and lets people know that hope and change is alive. I wondered if Ethan enjoyed hip hop but had been told by a parent or teacher that it was harmful. Because history has it your average older folk once DID say the same thing about that genre! Have a White Christmas! They have terrible posture (A little more punctuation would helpbut a well stated opinion nonetheless.). Short and to the point. Dang it, Sometimes I honestly think I may be suffering from early Alzheimers-I forget things all the time-like the fact that Id already commented once O.o. Terms of Service. I just love your fabulous post about (c) rap music! It is definitely a nightmare, especially gangster crap!
smokin them hos. I dont care for it myself, and I hope this will be another short lived phase. Rap lyrics. Some of it is aimed at dealing with those exact issue that keep society imprisoned. Its not that bad.
(if you do not feel the music with your ears and/or body you will never hear it). "This [study] provides the first clean demonstration of violent lyric effects," says lead author Craig Anderson, PhD, of Iowa State University. Id rather listen to cats fornicating for Christs sake. are you a racist or what a fuck is that, let niggers do their thing the way they want to do it. How did this horrible music get so popular? Luckily the youth hasnt been completely corrupted by rap. Just imagining that my kid is exposed to such poison on his way to school and all the way back home everyday is making me sick.
I think you misunderstood what I said at the end of my comment.
Never let me slip, cause if I slip, then Im slippin.. I cant wait until your ignorant generation dies off and we can move on and start selling it at the liquor store. I agree with you.
They should ban it, destroy it and then travel back in time and brain the jackass who invented it. Ok so i just wanted to say this is funny as hell. So, weve stopped being friends, and he wishes we could stop being brothers. Early rap music was not an alcohol-soaked music. Rap music is a large part of the African-American culture, a major part of the music industry, and often a platform used to address various social issues, concerns, and reflect cultural norms. All work on Youth Voicesis licensed under a, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, Register students by sending us a CSV from this Google Sheet, How to Find and Copy the Web Address (URL) for a Comment. And yes, rappers do sing. do you listen to rap? You have no good reason, I want to beat the living shit out of a rapper because they just talk all the time,, I mean, really? Accuracy and availability may vary. Thank you for the video! I wont be able to sit down properly for weeks. greed, lust,hatred, you name it. Thats where they scream the lyrics instead of singing.
I will have that song Whispering in my head playing over and over now for hours unless I partake of some of my Metal or somerap. your new pimped out name is. The site is organized by teachers with support from theNational Writing Project. We called him a filthy pervert not a major recording star.. Im 18 and I hate rap, so not all of us like that junk. Its not very good. Nowadays, it seems that they are slapped on the wrist and their street cred goes up, and the kids like them all the more. people like rap because it champions all of the baser, less intellectual levels of man. the C rap that Ive heard talks about getting rich selling drugs that make people rob and rape over, and treating women like disposable diapers. I m not talking about the songs that are all about Pimping, drugs, and having sex, because thats not the majority of rap music. Sadly, with the popularization of Rap, urban or rather street ideals of overcoming such poverty have been exchanged for misogynistic banter about women and domestic abuse. I am not a Christian btw, and no, not a satan following pentecostal, I am independent baptist. Youll probably have some complaints about rock music as well, but you can actually call it music. You sound just like my dad, who I miss so much! Ive also had a new interest in classical. In return I would appreciate if you didnt judge my music. I would therefore suggest that this would put me in the majority. Your exact words, in fact, and how did their opinions turn out? i personally disagree because rap music can only be a bad influence if you want it to because i listen to rap music and i have never ever copied anything that their music videos have done . With a little common sense, one knows a genre of anything, whether it is music or otherwise, goes beyond their mere experiences of it, and that if there are millions of individuals praising it, it clearly has value. out the doe! period. I half agree with it all. A persons mindset, and various environmental factors contribute to the amount listeners are influenced. Elvis started the revolution. Its all about the major companies and their terrible influence on kids tastes in music. funny, all them kids listening to those asshole lyrics, screaming about what motherfuckers all of us are who work, pay taxes and try to instill decency in our kids-they have no compunction about accepting our help. It is easy for all of us to agree that music is loved and listened to by all.
Classical music is shown to improve a childs vocabulary as well as improve ones comprehension. Real rap is NOT a sport, it is an art form. Its simply horrible, the repetitive beat, the gross, mysoginistic and ignorant lyrics, and those waving hands, or sinking downwards weird gestures or whatever is that they do with theirs hands and fingers, the hats, and absolutely dreadful pants they wear they crested a style, oh my God! Ill have to take a ride down to the blockbuster and see if I can find a copy. In my personal research I have found that rap music or music in general doesnt affect anything. Im a teen and I 100% agree! People who are rapping today, were born into a world destroyed by the likes of Elvis, Roy Orbinson, mick Jagger ect. I cant stand it. It was bound to happen and youre entitled to your opinion (as unfortunate as this one might be). But rap is a music of expression, its good for relieving anger and in no way makes a person any less. Have you noticed how young people never write things like this about the music you like, maybe its you thats the problem. But I cant figure out which Spice Girl I want to impregnate, Read more: Eminem My Name Is Lyrics | MetroLyrics. But then again, apparently Im a walking anachronism. I believe that, in order to effectively measure the overall influence of rap on violence in its listeners, you must consider how the individual grew up, their susceptibility to such influences, their preexisting violent tendencies, and any other factors that can contribute to violence in an individual. Thats like suicide. you shouldnt cliche a genre based on a few bad experiences, times change as do peoples tastes, just because you dont appreciate rap, doesnt make ot irrelevant. I also believe that the sources you provide when you are stating your evidence are not credible, especially when you refer to a source from 2005, that is a very outdated 15 yr old source. Many of todays hip hop youth are victims of poor circumstances who feel they need to assert themselves in order to identify and feel apart of this very capitalistic society. The police dont do anything about it they just tell me to close my windows and stop calling 911. Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass Whipped Cream and Other Delights. it sounded like a flaming whistling-kettle!. I agree with you wholeheartedly. Or see what I mean I love your sense of humor. theyre high on the drugs l HAT RAPPER THEY SUCK. Subscribe to receive information about new music, research, and tools that will help you guide others towards healthier music. I especially hate it when people have that really slowed down rap blaring out as loud as humanly possible.
Like what Jesus said, Resist satan and he shall flee from you. Jedi Mind Tricks I stick to the classics, and Im a lot happier because of it. Can I adopt you? There have been many scientific studies that explore whether music shapes a listeners thoughts, feelings and/or behaviours. Honestly I cant stand it. Shame. Nonetheless I enjoy this post and your writing, so I eagerly await more posts. That was great, one down, too many to go.
Hes the best. You are an ignorant fool. You are so wise, Donald. Calling rap music is not an insult to music, but your ridiculous speech (and especially your username) is; NO individual who even knows the definition of respect blindly hates something just because of a few bad examples. I want to go back to the original set so I guess I have to refresh the page. We can get go chapter and verse with songs about that or ties in the marketing between a rapper and particular ale or distilled drink. but Im tryin to give you the life that I never had we remember theses things, theyre brands. That track was as wack as your command of the English language.). Ill make sure to play my MUSIC louder in residential neighborhoods. Proof's blood alcohol level was said to be four times the legal limit. Hello i would just like to say to you please stop living in the past your generation was different then this one times have changed believe it or not. Ive always said the any ap music sounds like a bag full of assholes in a fifty gallon droum! Unfortunately, rap in itself is not to blame, but the rather the artists who demean this genre of music. He speaks of life as it is. Theyre vicious thieving old biddies. i would love to beat the living shit outta one!
And personally, I think that metal sucks ass. Rap music fans are fucking wannabes who wanna grow up in a ghetto too and hold guns and roll around in money with all the hoes. Im only 15 and I have to hear it everywhere I go. Lil wayne is just fucking terrible, same with All the other mainstream rappers.
People relate to rappers because they understand where theyve come from and what theyve been through. Makes eating corn on the cob a bit tricky, if you ask me. 0000000760 00000 n
i just love ya. Compare that to more than a $100 million a years that we're spending on illegal drugs, and roughly that amount that amount we're spending on tobacco. I am a prolific professor from harvard university. Does Hip Hop music make people more aggressive? 15 year-old Ethan asked me after I had just finished a presentation at his youth group. %PDF-1.4
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And I think we have to look at the role of rappers and as in advertising malt liquors, and look a role of the exposure, as David mentioned. Rap originated from old school blues and ballads, which have been in tradition since the early 1900s and I know because I am a big B.B. Though this study showed that violent rap and rock music does have an influence on the mind of those who listen to the genres, the Chicago Tribune makes a more reasonable argument in my opinion. The other suggests young people who listen to rap are more likely to abuse alcohol. But before I get to that if we take the numbers that David Jernigan just gave us, I can hear the conspiracy theorists talk about idea of black youth drinking less but being targeted more. Thank you. These outrages claims anger me. I do not mean to be harsh but you cannot categorize all rap as abusive rhymes. And for all of us smart enough to not want to spend their life high, they at least help us concentrate while working. Listen to it, because yes, he sings in it. A good majority of the rappers that express this violence and vulgarity in their music have lived the things they rap about and therefore are merely rapping their reality. I think our streak might end with this post, Don, but possibly not. Thankfully, that phase of my teenagers lives was extremely short.
Theres real, good music out there (and yes, its rap) go to my website (http://www.reverbnation.com/xethahim) and listen to my song What To Do, its a song about my brother and best friend. Further more all the power to you for speaking your mind i respect that we need people like you to diverse society. I use to be OK with it, back before the newer artists who dont understand what real music is. Its whats wrong with the music industry. Music, or not music, that is debatable. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I know firsthand I used to have to work with pot enthusiasts five days a week.
However, this music genre is frequently seen as hateful, riot inciting, derogatory, and a genre that encourages overall violence in society, especially amongst youth. Researchers also included the lyrics of humorous violent and nonviolent songs like "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash and "Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh" by Allan Sherman. What a blithering idiot. Before long, it will be an official Wikipedia entry and Mr. Whiteman will be forever tarnished.
Please, just give it a chance, and please dont hate on all rap, just because of youve heard is the popular crap.
Ill have to have another word with his Mother. It has no meaning, and its just about killing people or treating women like shit. Even as a hip-hop fan, I feel like that sometimes, towards the younger fans and the music they like. 0000006467 00000 n
I cover my ears with something whenever I hear it. Get a clue idiot. Young, spoiled dumbasses demanding more of everything, for free. if kids see other kids liking something, they dont even question it( do they like it at all themselves?) Ruining society. Donald mills should be a saint. Men lose respect towards women. The last time I went to a winter prom, thats all they blasted. 
My pants are held up with suspenders and i dont believe anyone would be pleased to see my underwears! if you aint about shit, you like rap. I dont think we could properly live our lives without the wisdom and beauty found in Kirko Bangz and his inspiring tune Drank in my Cup.. Its fantastic! Thanks for taking the time to share your views and visit with an old man. America's Veterans, "Every Hero Needs a Hero". These gangs have NO rules. .
Rappers create fashion trends such as wearing bagging clothes, and for some wearing less is more . I meant that if the lyrics I posted arent proof that rap is music, then I dont know what the proof would be. When I was younger I loved harmless 80s, 70s, dance music, gothic and industrial, rock, and alternative rock.
That's sort of the health and safety issue here. Oh, rap. So this is a more vulnerable population. But talk to me about what you're findings showed in terms of the strange marriage between hip hop, alcohol, and today's youth? But then again, theyre not piercing their faces with all kinds of stupid metal.
I am sorry that all you have been exposed to is the shitty meaningless (c)rap. it is an insult to our sense of dignity to accept help unless weve done all we could and by god, it just wasnt good enough. Great reading! 100% agreed. But, it is harsh that does not mean we should ban it or hate it. Great music, though, and they never grabbed their crotches in public. Im a teenager, and I hate rap music with a passion. Of course, maybe it was your intention, but dope smoking drop high school drop outs seems incorrect. This rap music glorifies gangs, and doing hard time like its wonderful because youll get street cred. I live in NYC, and the gang problem is out of control! certainly not, your kids are corrupted because you dont teach them moral values, your kids go to parties and drinking and all this stuffs. 
Daddys here, no more nightmares The album cover was pretty damned racy. Rap music should not be considered one of the major influences on violence in individuals without considering these factors first. Hopefully Hip-Hop doesnt lead to fat people in spandex. I know a lot of rap is horrible, and frankly, I hate it too. Pretty much I was crying laughing as I read this. Geez, I love these posts. Youth Voices is an open publishing and social networking platform for youth. if you hate rap music its up to you, rap music will go on whether you like it or not. Two recent national studies on alcohol consumption are making headlines. I, for example, love 80s music. Im sorry, but, I just have to speak my mind. That was just too disturbing for words. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. oh, hello, mr. mills. some hero. Thats one hell of a mean sentence there, LJ! Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. rap music is not destroying anyone , your kids are the one who are destroying them self, by drinking, watching pornograhp. God Damned Sleeping Teenagers Rile MeUp! Most do like rap, but a lot also like rock music and music from the past. , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwuAsY3OvyA, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9bCLPwzSC0, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4w6q0cxdpU, Ceasar Rian: Whats Wrong With the Young People of Today Adventures In Writing, Is Don Mills Dead? Now dont get me wrong Im not a Negro The nerve of you saying such things about elderly people. These researchers noticed that male participants who heard a misogynistic song would give a female stranger significantly more hot sauce than participants who heard a neutral song. There is some rap that talks about important subjects and problems in the world; just because it in a rap format means nothing. I can see it in your eyes, deep inside you wanna cry, oh your so funny! Soulja Boy, no one likes him anymore. they all gamble This style of music is by far the most amazing music of all time (for me). Ms. DENISE HERD (Associate Professor, University California School of Public Health): Some recent studies have begun to show that some segments of that youth group may be starting to drink more. The beatles, Mick Jager, ect ALL these people admitted if people knew what was behind the rock music they would all be arrested. But because there is a majoritt of meaningless raps, doesnt mean we should rule out the entire genre. Lion softball splits doubleheader with TAMU-K, Tigers defeat Edgewood in District 12-3A showdown, Lion soccer team wins first game but loses second in Lone Star Conference Tournament, Debate: I do not think that means what you think it means, Honors College Takes a Stand in Fight to End Racism, Blue Painters TapeThe COVID-19 Conditional, Black lives matter and I am tired of saying it [Opinion], Writers of Last Airbender Have Dropped Ship on Netflix, Opinion: Tobacco and Vaping Ban on Campus, The student news site of Texas A&M University-Commerce, hi Apr 23, 2019 at 9:57 am, People should listen to GRIME MUSIC instead of rap, better lyrics and unheard flows!
