“I got twenty-five dollars on my dresser‚ and if I give it to my hoe she gone bring back more”‚ a lyric from “Cash Money Millionaires” by hip-hop star Lil Wayne. Would hearing this lyric encourage someone to become a pimp? Hip hop music does not affect its listener’s behavior; it only expresses situations that are already happening. In “How Hip-Hop Holds Blacks Back‚” by John McWhorter‚ he states “By reinforcing the stereotypes that long hindered blacks‚ and by teaching young blacks that a thuggish
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Hip-Hop Music and Its Negative Impact on African American Women Irma Royster Sociology 370-01 Professor Woods 4 March‚ 2011 ABSTRACT In the world of hip-hop music‚ the message for young women is that in order to be considered beautiful‚ you have to take your clothes off or allow yourself to be demeaned and degraded by the rappers/hip-hop artist in the entertainment field. People outside the African American community see these portrayals of
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cyber-bullying‚ which is common among teens. A study in Britain revealed that at least half of suicides among young people are associated with bullying ("Bullying Statistics"‚ 2009). Though social networking has many positive effects in society‚ it has more negative consequences‚ especially upon teenagers‚ such as cyber-bullying‚ negative influences on social behavior‚ and the promotions of crime and violence. When used responsibly‚ social networking is efficient‚ fun‚ and useful. Unfortunately‚ teenagers
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Rap and hip-hop are two of the most popular genres of music. Rapping is a form of art‚ that lets any person express their views of life from whomever or wherever they may be‚ rich or poor. Their history traces back to the schoolyards and ghetto neighborhoods of the South Bronx‚ with young children just putting a beat to the stories about their lives and hidden truths of the world. Now‚ rap and hip-hop top the Billboard charts‚ and have emerged as two of the most influential cultural forces of our
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November 14‚ 2014 How Women Are Portrayed In Hip Hop Videos For Years‚ video girls have been a major part of hip hop music and videos‚ but what is the cost? Are girls losing themselves in the glitz and glam of being a video girl? This video covers just that: what image women are giving out by being in these Hip Hop videos. These viewpoints come from a few different people who all have different roles in the Hip Hop world. The video also talks about the negative roles such as “walking bling”‚ that girls
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Subcultures: Hip Hop and Punk South University Online Compare and Contrast of Subcultures: Hip Hop and Punk Differences in beliefs and values from what the “norm” considers the right way makes you a subculture‚ but what makes them unique are the instruments they use to make their voice heard. While most people have taken for granted their language‚ beliefs and values there are some who within their subculture use their music to escape forms of oppression and lack of freedom. Hip Hop and Punk are
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Is Hip-Hop Culture Harming Our Youth? Hip-hop culture is everywhere. The culture‚ which encompasses rapping‚ deejaying‚ break-dancing and graffiti-writing‚ has become so popular that it has entered mainstream fashion and modern language. It doesn’t stop there. The culture permeates everything from TV commercials to toys to video games. Currently‚ there is even a hip-hop exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. You name it‚ and hip hop is there representing. However‚ hip hop’s most potent form is its
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Hip hop is not only a music genre is also a form of expression‚ a life style‚ and a culture. Hip hop helps young men get out of the streets. One of the most popular music genres is hip hop even with all the cursing words and in some cases negative messages. This “negative messages” in most of the cases are the experiences and the reality this rappers live or have lived in the “hood” and thats okay because music is for that to express yourself through a form of art instead of stealing and murdering
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end social and/or political injustice for said oppressed. Because of the injustices of the past (inflicted upon POC by non-POC) along with the current injustices and oppression that POC have to deal with every day‚ people need to look deeper into hip hop than just another music genre that everyone has access
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frustrations internally‚ turning to music (specifically Hip Hop/Rap) as an outlet in response to the poor social conditions in their environment (Alvarez‚ 2012). There is a direct correlation between where a young person is raised (relating to their SES) and their social/emotional outcomes. Urban youth who grow up in poverty and/or are exposed to violence and drugs‚ are likely to be at a disadvantage from the very start and are more prone to negative social and emotional outcomes‚ including low self esteem
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