Influence Of Rap Music On People's Life

Genevie M. Sauceda
ENGL 3300: Special Topics in Writing – Invention Writing
Invention Writing Questions
January 29, 2016

Part I

1. Specifically, how does the concept influence or change people’s lives? All genres of music are used in someway to tell a story about things happening to an individual, a community, a nation or in the world. Rap music is one genre in the music industry that allows a platform for people to express there individual needs, desires, wants, or what is happening in their lives. It also instills a sense of hope that “I” am not alone, this is also happening to “others” and I can overcome my current situation stronger and a little bit wiser while at the same time used to unify a community regardless of age, race,
I believe contrary to that, rap music is like crocheting because regardless of what you want to crochet it starts with a simple foundation and increases with complexity. You first need to begin by making choices of want you want to crochet and how you want it to feel and look. In rap music, it needs to begin with a message that makes a connection to the audience. In crocheting, choosing a yarn from a variety of colors, textures, widths, and lengths will provide the feel and look of what you want to crochet either a scarf or an afghan. In rap music, the language, the tone, the rhythm, the flow, the beats all need to work together to rely the message. In crocheting, determining what size of crochet hooks; ranging from a small 2.25 mm for a delicate yarn such as lace to a large 19 mm for bulky yarn for a thick afghan. In rap music, it crosses all racial, cultural, age, and gender barriers by providing stories and/or experiences, fears, and ideas of an individual or community.

5. Is it generally agreed upon? No it is not generally agreed upon because it is seen as the minority population being rebellious. The media promotes the negative aspects of rap music by promoting the attraction to gang violence, murders, glorifying gang life, subjugating women, how to make money fast and acquire material things because that is what will get you ahead in
Although, it does not always have to rhythm, the flow needs to follow a formula like a poem; it is creative and uses metaphors to describe the meaning of something. While I was researching this topic, I revealed rap music is more than noise, and the negative stereotypes the media portrays. It is a multifaceted living art which reveals the unpleasantly hardships of day-to-day life in the ghetto while at the same time bestowing aspiration, addressing perseverance of the individual and/or the community. It is about self-empowerment to create change. They felt their socioeconomic status did not allow them to voice their fears or ideas to bring about change so they used what they felt would help soothe their discomfort, music. The music has evolved since it began. The evolution of rap music is like a double edge-sword, one edge is the self-empowerment and, other side is self-ruining. One side of the sword is like a self-help book. It addresses a social or political issue up front by unifying an individual: ideas, fear, hope. It also provides a sense of inspiration, hope, courage for those creating and/or listening to the lyrics to take a stand for change. They have a voice to bring about change where they otherwise would feel alone and deflated. It builds a community of “us” not