rap detrimetal to our youth
Rap: Detrimental To Our Youth
“Money, cash, h**s, money, cash, chicks/Sex, murder and mayhem- romance for the street/Only wife of mines is a life of crime/F*** the law, keep dealing! I led a life you can write a book on/Sex, murder and mayhem, romance for the street/Man, and I tell ya, it’ll be the best seller.” (Jay Z, Money, Cash, H**s) From rapping about the ills of society and the injustice and inequality of the 1970’s to the lyrics of Jay Z, rap has taken a turn for the worst. Although rap music is a form of expression, its destructive, violent, demeaning, and sexual lyrical content has influenced our youth today.
Weapons, drugs, gang affiliation, murder, and incarceration are some of the topics rappers discuss and promote in their lyrics. These artists glorify a life of crime. Some will argue that rap music doesn’t promote violence; it reveals their life experience that is derived from their reality, which also happens to be the reality of many of its listeners. “Most children between the ages of 2 and 18 spend upwards of seven hours a day ingesting some sort of media. We know that with any type of repeated media exposure, desensitization can occur that makes these images seem normal,” says Susan Buttross, MD, FAAP, chief of child development and behavioral pediatric at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. When children/young adults hear repeated messages that emphasize violence as a way to solve problems they are more willing to apply it to their lives. There are many people who will argue that rap music doesn’t have an influence on anyone’s mind at all. They dispute the fact that the messages we send to brain can actually influence our thought process and actions. This is not saying people are not responsible for the crimes they commit, but are more likely to engage in such crimes when repeatedly fed to their brains. “When man first comes into contact with crime they abhor it. If they remain in contact with crime from time to time, they
“Money, cash, h**s, money, cash, chicks/Sex, murder and mayhem- romance for the street/Only wife of mines is a life of crime/F*** the law, keep dealing! I led a life you can write a book on/Sex, murder and mayhem, romance for the street/Man, and I tell ya, it’ll be the best seller.” (Jay Z, Money, Cash, H**s) From rapping about the ills of society and the injustice and inequality of the 1970’s to the lyrics of Jay Z, rap has taken a turn for the worst. Although rap music is a form of expression, its destructive, violent, demeaning, and sexual lyrical content has influenced our youth today.
Weapons, drugs, gang affiliation, murder, and incarceration are some of the topics rappers discuss and promote in their lyrics. These artists glorify a life of crime. Some will argue that rap music doesn’t promote violence; it reveals their life experience that is derived from their reality, which also happens to be the reality of many of its listeners. “Most children between the ages of 2 and 18 spend upwards of seven hours a day ingesting some sort of media. We know that with any type of repeated media exposure, desensitization can occur that makes these images seem normal,” says Susan Buttross, MD, FAAP, chief of child development and behavioral pediatric at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. When children/young adults hear repeated messages that emphasize violence as a way to solve problems they are more willing to apply it to their lives. There are many people who will argue that rap music doesn’t have an influence on anyone’s mind at all. They dispute the fact that the messages we send to brain can actually influence our thought process and actions. This is not saying people are not responsible for the crimes they commit, but are more likely to engage in such crimes when repeatedly fed to their brains. “When man first comes into contact with crime they abhor it. If they remain in contact with crime from time to time, they