I plan on researching the effects of rap on today's youth. As Glenn Collins explains, "the influence of rap is now evident in the nation's language, music, fashion and advertising" (C15). I also plan on researching the effects of good clean lyrics that Will Smith uses, compared to the vulgar and violent lyrics of past rap artists such as Tupac Shakur and Chris Wallace a.k.a. Notorious BIG. .
I became aware of this topic because I listen to rap music. I own 20 rap CD's. I became concerned about rap lyrics bad influence when Tupac Shakur and Notorious BIG were murdered in the middle of the 1990's. Will Smith is also my favorite rap artist, because he does not use profanity and violence in his lyrics. According to Smith, "Good rap does not have to be vulgar" (qtd. in "Fresh Prince" 17A). I am also interested in learning the effects of unclean rap lyrics on today's youth. .
There needs to be further investigation on this, because this important subject seems to have some how faded over the past five to ten years. According to Terry Teachout, "the actual content of rap, nobody talks about it much anymore-it seems far, far longer then seven years ago that Bill Clinton made political hay by attacking Sister Souljah-and it may well be that the sickening excesses of gangster rap have become as untrendy as Austin Power's wardrobe" (14). We need to see if rap lyrics are in fact affecting our youth and how rap artists like Will Smith, can be a good role model. "And the same people who go out and say rap is negative, they don't come and look at some of the good groups that are out there, who are doing positive things" (Williams C1).
Will Smith is nearly the only rap artist not using profanity in his rap lyrics. Is Will Smith making an impact on today's youth with his clean lyrics? The big "in" thing twenty or thirty years ago was rock & roll. How will people remember rap 50 years from now? "The music is still young, so young that most veterans haven't yet hit 40" (Kinnon 76).
In the past couple of years, the rap genre of music has slowly but surely taken over the music industry. ... Eminem (aka Slim Shady) has accomplished just that. ... Eminem videos should not be removed from much music. Eminem has experienced great problems in his youth. ... His parents divorced at a young age, which left Eminem moving back and forth between Kansas City and Detroit every two to three months. ...
As Glenn Collins explains, "the influence of rap is now evident in the nation's language, music, fashion and advertising" (C15). ... I became aware of this topic because I listen to rap music. ... "The music is still young, so young that most veterans haven't yet hit 40" (Kinnon 76). ... "Compare the Influence of Rap Music to That of Rock and Roll Music on Pop Culture in the U.S." ... "Rap Music, Brash and Swaggering, Enters Mainstream." ...
Eminem has been the talk in every home at some point in our lives. ... Your standard teenager would probably have the best to say about Eminem. ... That's what so great about Eminem regardless of what you think about his music, people are affected by the things he says or does in his music. As far as Eminem goes he doesn't even want all the publicity, he just wants to write and rap his music. ... Why are these people appealed to Eminem? ...
In the past couple of years, the rap genre of music has slowly but surely taken over the music industry. ... Eminem videos should not be removed from much music. ... s and music videos. ... Eminems music videos and lyrics may seem insulting or shocking, but a man with such a disturbing life deserves to be heard. ... Eminem sends out deep messages in his music videos, and by putting them into catchy raps that everyone will like, helps better to convey those messages to society. ...
What makes him unique is the controversy that encompasses his music and image. ... Or is Eminem just another character being portrayed by Marshall Mathers III. ... Many people are trying to prove that he is different; they want Eminem out of the music industry and out of show business altogether. ... Many people are also asking, is Marshall Mathers really the bad boy the he plays in his music and movies? ... Some actually view Marshall as a loving, caring father who is nowhere near the character that he plays in his music. ...
Speaking out against Eminem enhances the public's curiosity, which boost Eminem's record sales and makes him as popular as he is today. ... Although Eminem has admitted that he would not let his own 6-year-old (in 2000) daughter listen to any of his albums, in the song "Who Knew" he also says that parents should not censor music because it is for their kids" amusement. ... Eminem has the right to say what he wants and how he feels under the United States Constitution, but just as he has this right, people have the right not listen to his music. When music, books, or movies are censor...
Rap music and the hip hop culture have been under attack since their creation. ... Hip hop music has been criticized for its violent nature and hip hop music has also been under scrutiny for its objectification of women in its lyrics. ... Dre refers to Eminem as "Slim". ... Lose Yourself is a single written by Eminem for the movie 8 Mile, which Eminem starred as the leading role. ... They just have to go along to the beat of the music and win the battle by insulting the opponent to the audiences liking. ...
Music Restrictions? ... In and example I"ll use Eminem because he gets heat from this anyways. If eminem is talking about beating his girlfriend in one of his songs, a young kid might think well Eminem is famous so if he can do it I can do it; he might actually hit his girlfriend. ... So in a way some music Is pornography, yet there is no solid age restriction to buy such albums. ... So in short, music should have restrictions on it, just like movies, pornography and even some video games do....
Matt Sheets Music Paper #2 03/14/03 Some music songs stand the test of time and some don't. ... But this was not the case with rapper Eminem AKA Slim Shaddy when he produced a song called Sing For The Moment on his newest album The Eminem Show. ... Steven Tyler of Aerosmith gave Eminem his blessing to use this song. ... In the Eminem version the harmony and most of the song has a faster beat. ... In each of these songs if you listen and take time to feel the music you can see that a lot of emotion is put into each one of these pieces. ...
