How Does Rap Music Affect Society

The question I have to ask you is rap music a self expression or a cultural oppression??

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Music has a much more negative effect on the African American society. There are many music genres, let’s talk about rap.
Rap music is defined as "a form of rhythmic speaking in rhyme, usually from its culture. Rap is a combination of rhyming and poetry to a musical beat. Rap is a kind of music in the hip-hop culture. Hip-hop and rap differ in three main features; musical attributes, culture and community message. Rap is a mix of poetry or poetic lyric, beats and their rhyming. The subject of rap can vary from relationships to mainstream media. Rappers like to make references to love, sex, violence, socio-political issues, crime, race and anything that depicts their street life. Rap can have a very positive message, but other times it can have a really negative message. Fortunately the only negative thing about rap is the words th used, and the message that is portrayed. Such as the really cruel names they call individuals, or the