But along with these positive messages come more insidious connotations. One such example is the saturation of rap and hip hop music with misogynistic lyrics that hypersexualize and give little to no respect to women. On Feb. The overt lionization of infidelity is similarly prevalent and problematic.
If lyrics are ever going to positively evolve, it is important that young, aspiring rappers do not internalize these messages. In addition, trends in family composition, like single-parent households, are more prevalent in the black community than in any other American racial group.
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Tyson, E. Rap-music attitude and perception scale: A validation study. Research on Social Work Practice, 16 2 , Weitzer, R. Misogyny in rap music : A content analysis of prevalence and meanings. Men and Masculinities, 12 1. What is domestic violence? The majority of my friends do talk badly about girls. Rappers should be more conscious about how they portray women.
Prince Markie Dee changed his image to fit that. The video images could really affect kids. My year-old cousin looks at that stuff, and once he tried to feel on my girlfriend. Of course I went off on him, told him not to do it anymore, but that bothered me. Rappers use words to get attention. If you live in the ghetto, almost everybody talks the same way. Friends call each other bad words. Rap is talking to a certain audience.
If rap artist Dr. Dre has a certain opinion about women, those are women he knows, and women some of his audience knows, too. I think the way rappers talk about women affects how teen-agers perceive women. My brother is 11, and he listens to N. Rap is generally bad for young kids. They should be kept away from it.
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