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    Throughout history the human population has been attracted to music. Whether it be part of a ritual‚ an emotional release‚ religious reasons‚ or just for listening pleasure music has been at the center of our society. We have used music to express ourselves‚ tell stories‚ and let others into our thoughts. From infancy to adulthood it is an integral part of our lives. Adolescents become absorbed in songs they believe help better define them into this rocky transition into adulthood. However‚ we often

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    see everywhere around the world. Although rap music has become one of the most popular genres of music‚ and it seems there is no way to slow down the amount of violence in the songs‚ teenagers are becoming more violent because of the music‚ so the artists should rethink their lyrics. Jeanita Richardson‚ author from “Journal of Negro education” says that “As a result‚ of the prevalence of violence in music‚ movies‚ television and video games‚ America has nurtured an environment that some have come

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    No More Rap Music Funny story actually‚ “I was gonna clean my room‚ but then I got high‚ I was gonna find the broom‚ but then I got high‚ my room is still messed up and I know why‚ ‘cause I got high‚ ‘cause I got high‚ ‘cause I got high” (Afroman). This popular hit called “Because I got high” by a guy named Afroman is what kids are listening to these days. I agree with grandparents when they say‚ “That’s music?!” Rap music needs to be banned due to its foul language‚ its bad influences‚ and its

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    June 2012 The Effects of Rap Music on Children “There is no danger of developing eyestrain from looking on the bright side of things.” This quote fits perfectly with this topic. Too many people look at the negativities in musicRap music to be specific. Rap music can have negative effects on those who listen to it‚ but just as easily and equally have a positive and beneficial outcome. Yes‚ many rappers use vulgar derogative terms to describe women and may influence its listeners to break the

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    hip hop would have you believe that rap is a very poetic way of expressing yourself through music. This can of course be true‚ but does what you hear from rap music sound very poetic to you? The influence that rap currently has on our children all around the world is unfortunately a very strong one. If you have not noticed many of the major leaders in the rap community try to get involved with good causes and political campaigns in order to make it appear that rap is a good thing. But have you really

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    Mcglone WSC 001 December 10‚ 2013 Lately‚ there has been a lot of commotion about the assumption that specific kinds of music are wrongly influencing the younger generation‚ mainly focusing on Hip Hop artists such as Lil Wayne‚ Jay-Z‚ and Eminem. Some people are even going so far as to blaming Hip Hop for the most horrific and violent events of our time. Researchers‚ parents and other adults of the generation before claim that this music has a negative effect on their children. I disagree with

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    to Rap: Cultures of Crime‚ Cultures of Resistance Julian Tanner‚ University of Toronto Mark Asbridge‚ Dalhousie University Scot Wortley‚ University of Toronto This research compares representations of rap music with the self-reported criminal behavior and resistant attitudes of the music’s core audience. Our database is a large sample of Toronto high school students (n = 3‚393) from which we identify a group of listeners‚ whose combination of musical likes and dislikes distinguish them as rap univores

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    October 2012 The influence music has on society Music has been around for thousands of years. Many people have been shaped from it differently. For some music has been a bad influence‚ and others it’s been a good influence. Different types of music have grown rapidly in these past few years. Throughout the years music has changed the way it influences people. In earlier years music was used more for celebration and now music is used to voice your opinion and try to influence your audience to

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    Rap music is a very different genre of music from the rest because it keeps changing its influence among black Americans. From the book by Debra Rosenthal‚ she defines rap music as an art that is well connected to the African American literature (Rosenthal 661). Rhythm and rhyme are emphasized in the music. On the other hand‚ melody and harmony are not given much of a priority. From the article‚ one can get the point that she hates on the music because she states that rap keeps changing the African

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    Rap Music Affects Society

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    Music has changed so much over the years and this generation is full of rap/hip hop music. Rap and hip hop music does not always have a negative effect on a teen’s behaviour/language. However‚ some of the effects can turn out to be negative but that’s how life is a lot of people do get into the habit of drinking or smoking. Some lyrics are actually meaningful‚ they talk about the word “loyal” doesn’t mean anything. They also talk about how one’s behaviour has changed due to certain circumstances

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