With this in mind, this paper will analyze the potential affects that the rap video, "Beautiful" can have on society. (Used to illustrate the song lyrics of Snoop Dogg, a rapper whose lyrics are usually sexually explicit and violent). ... Now that rap music is mainstream, music video producers target demographic are teenagers to young adults. ... For example, the following model can be used to measure the effect of desensitization in music videos: Repeated exposure to rap artists using women as sex objects in their videos = reduced negative responses to the issue and eventually objectivism...

• Word Count: 1342
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The use of Busta Rhymes continues the use of high-profile music stars in Virgin Mobile's advertising campaigns. ... The characters in this advert are themselves, they have no specific part to play except the parts that they play through life, and Busta Rhymes often plays the role of a thug and a hard core rapper. ... Busta Rhymes is defined as a bad boy rapper', with the bad experiences of the hood' pushing him on to succeed. ...

• Word Count: 1799
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate