Violence In Hip-Hop Music Videos
1.Introduction
The previous research paper was based on an analysis of how hip-hop music videos portrayed violence. It was a qualitative research paper as different aspects of violence were explored and explained in great detail in relation to the every day lives of hip-hop and non hip-hop fans. The paper also explained what brought Hip-hop about and what it was created to fulfill in the music industry. American RnB and Hip-hop artist Rihanna, was used as an example throughout the research paper to illustrate how violence is continuously portrayed as being cool in music videos. Her videos portray domestic violence as well as homicide which viewers have different feelings about. The previous paper also covered a brief evaluation about how adults …show more content…
The conclusion of the previous research paper was that the portrayal of violence in hip-hop music videos does not seem to be coming to a hault, but is rather continuing as even up and coming artists have adopted this practice. The investigation is still on going, therefore this research paper is a continuation of the previous one and goes much more in depth in terms of the technical aspects of the topic of, “How violence is portrayed in Hip-hop music videos”. The tradition and paradigm of this study will be identified in this paper, as well as the unit of analysis. The sample, sample size and sampling method will also be identified and applied to this chosen study. This paper will conclude with the data collection that will be used for this study as well as its advantages and …show more content…
This is because this paradigm believes that our social reality consists of actions, symbols and events, which then form the different perspectives of different individuals. Therefore, from the use of actions and symbols in these music videos, one is able to gain a sense of what they mean and what they stand for. “Artists such as the group Niggas with Attitude (N.W.A.) increased the prevalence of violence in hip hop videos by presenting images of police brutality, discrimination, drugs, and sex, making the actions seems commonplace and acceptable” (Baker 2013, cited in Clark et al.
The previous research paper was based on an analysis of how hip-hop music videos portrayed violence. It was a qualitative research paper as different aspects of violence were explored and explained in great detail in relation to the every day lives of hip-hop and non hip-hop fans. The paper also explained what brought Hip-hop about and what it was created to fulfill in the music industry. American RnB and Hip-hop artist Rihanna, was used as an example throughout the research paper to illustrate how violence is continuously portrayed as being cool in music videos. Her videos portray domestic violence as well as homicide which viewers have different feelings about. The previous paper also covered a brief evaluation about how adults …show more content…
The conclusion of the previous research paper was that the portrayal of violence in hip-hop music videos does not seem to be coming to a hault, but is rather continuing as even up and coming artists have adopted this practice. The investigation is still on going, therefore this research paper is a continuation of the previous one and goes much more in depth in terms of the technical aspects of the topic of, “How violence is portrayed in Hip-hop music videos”. The tradition and paradigm of this study will be identified in this paper, as well as the unit of analysis. The sample, sample size and sampling method will also be identified and applied to this chosen study. This paper will conclude with the data collection that will be used for this study as well as its advantages and …show more content…
This is because this paradigm believes that our social reality consists of actions, symbols and events, which then form the different perspectives of different individuals. Therefore, from the use of actions and symbols in these music videos, one is able to gain a sense of what they mean and what they stand for. “Artists such as the group Niggas with Attitude (N.W.A.) increased the prevalence of violence in hip hop videos by presenting images of police brutality, discrimination, drugs, and sex, making the actions seems commonplace and acceptable” (Baker 2013, cited in Clark et al.