Adeyeni adeniyi samuel
Rap music, a tool of violence, sex and drugs
People have used rap music to tell stories and share ideas for ages, making it an influential means of communication. Rap music in particular came on the scenes in the late twentieth century in New York and continues to be a popular form of expression into the 21st century. However, many remain divided on whether rap music should have a place in society. Some claim rap is harmful and promoting of violent lifestyles.
Communication involves two or more people, or communication devices, transmitting and receiving information and is vital to the formation and spread of worldviews to nations, Rap music itself obviously has a much later beginning than the Hurrian hymn and is said to be a combination of an outflow of the African American oral tradition and a common form of Medieval British rhyming around the world The word “rap” began as a term utilized in fifteenth century Britain meaning “to hit or strike” and within a matter of years came to be defined as “flyting” Flyting often involved two or more parties reciting poems and rhyming back and forth with one another usually to settle some type of dispute. The losing party often admitted defeat by remaining silent, not continuing the rhyme.
Much of rap music condones themes of misogyny or the hatred of women. A close examination of popular rap lyrics reveals that many famous rappers often express that they expected submission from women and accepted male dominance as normal. Young adults between the ages of 16-30 have the highest percentage of rap music downloaded and researchers are finding that this age group, particularly the college age, are desensitized to violence and experience the greatest amount of physical and sexual violence in the name of masculinity. These has promote a philosophy
of sexualizing women and violence towards one another, since culture has a profound impact of the beliefs of youth. Rap contained a startling 78% and around 92% of
songs on the radio featured sexually explicit messages. Many of the common themes found in the lyrics were messages of drug use, alcohol, violence, racism, and the glorification of sexually degrading women. As stated, multiple studies, according to the
American Academy of Pediatrics, have found that the majority of young adults pick and choose their music based on their mood or as a coping mechanism for the stress of life and turn to violent or sexual lyrics displayed a more negative attitude towards women than men who listened to primarily classic music. These men also tended to be much more aggressive with and had negative perceptions of women.
Careful analysis of rap music videos revealed high contents of sex and violence, Exposure to this type of content over a period of time has been shown to affect behaviors of viewers negatively, primarily young adults. Interestingly enough, a 2007 study discovered that middle school students who watched an increased amount of music videos and wrestling shows tended to express a greater acceptance of date rape and those who watched MTV were more accepting of premarital sex (Allen et al., 2007).
Many fear the industry is promoting a society of drugs, sex, and violence as the older generation once feared about the now popular rock-and-roll.
Famed rapper Snoop Dogg in a 2013 interview opened up about his life as a pimp over ten years, claiming that he frequently sold girls to famous athletes, participated in Playboy tours, and followed sporting events in order to hang out with and sell women to the players. He stated: “As a child I dreamed of being a pimp. I dreamed of having cars, clothes, and bitches to match.” It seems as if he achieved his dream both off the stage and on at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards when he and 50 Cent performed a song called “P.I.M.P” that glorified 50 Cent as a pimp. Few performances in history have received as much critical disapproval as they rapped, “Bitch choose with me, I’ll have you stripping in the street. Put my other hoes down, you get your ass beat.” As the rappers performed, they too led scantly dressed women around the stage on leashes. In the midst of the performance Bishop Don “Magic” Juan joined them on stage. As if this was not degrading enough, comedian Chris Rock came on stage as the host of the show stating: “Today is the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a Dream’ Speech. Isn’t it nice to see his dream finally come true?” Rock’s mocking statement was sadly accurate in the sense that pimps were, through the use of rap music, attempting to promote the mistreatment of women as liberating. In conclusion, Rap music contains messages of violence and sexism, causing many critical theorists in particular to weigh in on the issue. Some critical theorists embrace rap music under the notion that it promotes sexual equality and freethinking
Adeyeni adeniyi samuel
Os/19b/4330
Tai solarin University
Economic
Oyo state
People have used rap music to tell stories and share ideas for ages, making it an influential means of communication. Rap music in particular came on the scenes in the late twentieth century in New York and continues to be a popular form of expression into the 21st century. However, many remain divided on whether rap music should have a place in society. Some claim rap is harmful and promoting of violent lifestyles.
Communication involves two or more people, or communication devices, transmitting and receiving information and is vital to the formation and spread of worldviews to nations, Rap music itself obviously has a much later beginning than the Hurrian hymn and is said to be a combination of an outflow of the African American oral tradition and a common form of Medieval British rhyming around the world The word “rap” began as a term utilized in fifteenth century Britain meaning “to hit or strike” and within a matter of years came to be defined as “flyting” Flyting often involved two or more parties reciting poems and rhyming back and forth with one another usually to settle some type of dispute. The losing party often admitted defeat by remaining silent, not continuing the rhyme.
Much of rap music condones themes of misogyny or the hatred of women. A close examination of popular rap lyrics reveals that many famous rappers often express that they expected submission from women and accepted male dominance as normal. Young adults between the ages of 16-30 have the highest percentage of rap music downloaded and researchers are finding that this age group, particularly the college age, are desensitized to violence and experience the greatest amount of physical and sexual violence in the name of masculinity. These has promote a philosophy
of sexualizing women and violence towards one another, since culture has a profound impact of the beliefs of youth. Rap contained a startling 78% and around 92% of
songs on the radio featured sexually explicit messages. Many of the common themes found in the lyrics were messages of drug use, alcohol, violence, racism, and the glorification of sexually degrading women. As stated, multiple studies, according to the
American Academy of Pediatrics, have found that the majority of young adults pick and choose their music based on their mood or as a coping mechanism for the stress of life and turn to violent or sexual lyrics displayed a more negative attitude towards women than men who listened to primarily classic music. These men also tended to be much more aggressive with and had negative perceptions of women.
Careful analysis of rap music videos revealed high contents of sex and violence, Exposure to this type of content over a period of time has been shown to affect behaviors of viewers negatively, primarily young adults. Interestingly enough, a 2007 study discovered that middle school students who watched an increased amount of music videos and wrestling shows tended to express a greater acceptance of date rape and those who watched MTV were more accepting of premarital sex (Allen et al., 2007).
Many fear the industry is promoting a society of drugs, sex, and violence as the older generation once feared about the now popular rock-and-roll.
Famed rapper Snoop Dogg in a 2013 interview opened up about his life as a pimp over ten years, claiming that he frequently sold girls to famous athletes, participated in Playboy tours, and followed sporting events in order to hang out with and sell women to the players. He stated: “As a child I dreamed of being a pimp. I dreamed of having cars, clothes, and bitches to match.” It seems as if he achieved his dream both off the stage and on at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards when he and 50 Cent performed a song called “P.I.M.P” that glorified 50 Cent as a pimp. Few performances in history have received as much critical disapproval as they rapped, “Bitch choose with me, I’ll have you stripping in the street. Put my other hoes down, you get your ass beat.” As the rappers performed, they too led scantly dressed women around the stage on leashes. In the midst of the performance Bishop Don “Magic” Juan joined them on stage. As if this was not degrading enough, comedian Chris Rock came on stage as the host of the show stating: “Today is the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a Dream’ Speech. Isn’t it nice to see his dream finally come true?” Rock’s mocking statement was sadly accurate in the sense that pimps were, through the use of rap music, attempting to promote the mistreatment of women as liberating. In conclusion, Rap music contains messages of violence and sexism, causing many critical theorists in particular to weigh in on the issue. Some critical theorists embrace rap music under the notion that it promotes sexual equality and freethinking
Adeyeni adeniyi samuel
Os/19b/4330
Tai solarin University
Economic
Oyo state
This is a very beautiful write up Adeyemi. It would have been more beautiful it had been totally yours.
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