How Does Hip Hop Affect Society
The Impact of Hip Hop on Society and the Negative Stereotypes that Follow
Drake, one of the most popular musical artists of our time, once said, “I want to take it deeper than money, girls, vacation, and influence a generation that's lacking in patience.” It’s very easy to fall under the media’s preconception of how Hip Hop only touches on materialistic items, violent behavior, and substance abuse. However, the media only portrays a very small image of Hip-Hop, not the whole genre. As a whole, Hip-Hop portrays a very positive message, the exact opposite of what many may think. Hip-hop can have a positive effect on society by spreading hope and inspiration, informing people on social issues and spreading social awareness, as well as providing …show more content…
Many sports athletes use Hip Hop as a way to inspire them to keep moving along their path. Hip Hop is very popular with pump up music for workouts, during practices, and before practices as well. Positive songs such as Alright by Kendrick Lamar provide a positive message that it’s listeners will be alright in the end. The majority of Hip Hop expresses the journey an artist has from a tough upbringing to current day. Consequently, Hip Hop is usually the music of the “underdog”, and is very motivational. Tupac, one of the most influential people of the 1990s, once said in his song “No matter how hard it gets, stick your chest out, keep your head up, and handle it”
In addition to Hip Hop spreading hope and inspiration, it also broadcasts social awareness to all of its listeners. Protesters use Kendrick Lamar’s Alright as their chant against police harassment. Artists such as Rihanna, Drake did not show up to the Grammy’s Award Show, in a small protest against Award Show’s favoritism against Hip Hop artists. There is a preconception that Hip Hop artists only talk about materialistic items, but that isn’t the case for the majority of hip hop. Many songs look to spread a message on social issues, not messages about money, or items such as cars, drugs, houses,
Drake, one of the most popular musical artists of our time, once said, “I want to take it deeper than money, girls, vacation, and influence a generation that's lacking in patience.” It’s very easy to fall under the media’s preconception of how Hip Hop only touches on materialistic items, violent behavior, and substance abuse. However, the media only portrays a very small image of Hip-Hop, not the whole genre. As a whole, Hip-Hop portrays a very positive message, the exact opposite of what many may think. Hip-hop can have a positive effect on society by spreading hope and inspiration, informing people on social issues and spreading social awareness, as well as providing …show more content…
Many sports athletes use Hip Hop as a way to inspire them to keep moving along their path. Hip Hop is very popular with pump up music for workouts, during practices, and before practices as well. Positive songs such as Alright by Kendrick Lamar provide a positive message that it’s listeners will be alright in the end. The majority of Hip Hop expresses the journey an artist has from a tough upbringing to current day. Consequently, Hip Hop is usually the music of the “underdog”, and is very motivational. Tupac, one of the most influential people of the 1990s, once said in his song “No matter how hard it gets, stick your chest out, keep your head up, and handle it”
In addition to Hip Hop spreading hope and inspiration, it also broadcasts social awareness to all of its listeners. Protesters use Kendrick Lamar’s Alright as their chant against police harassment. Artists such as Rihanna, Drake did not show up to the Grammy’s Award Show, in a small protest against Award Show’s favoritism against Hip Hop artists. There is a preconception that Hip Hop artists only talk about materialistic items, but that isn’t the case for the majority of hip hop. Many songs look to spread a message on social issues, not messages about money, or items such as cars, drugs, houses,