Many people have said that by listening to these types of music, it influences teens to become violent and start using illegal substances. Some adults have concerns about the lyrics in Hip-Hop and Rap, which contains explicit references to sex, drugs, and racism. However, I believe that even though these artists or performers speak openly about these harsh subjects, they are only telling the audience what they feel and/or think about a certain topic. Each and every audience members should be able to distinguish the rights and wrongs of each topic.

There were many influences of rap music as early as the 1940’s but it never really started developing in the 1970’s. Urban DJ’s started to manipulate records to make scratching rhythms and other cool sounds. The “rapper” or “emcees” would then start to speak or put words to the mus

In 1990, sampling had become illegal. Due to this, rappers are starting to come out with new harmonies and instrumentation. During this time, parental advisory stickers were developed for rap CD’s with extreme contents. Since this time, rap music has evolved dramatically with new rhythms and beats and dealing with issues such as drugs, politics, gang violence and more.

Next on the list was the Beastie Boys. They are important because they were the world’s first Caucasian rap group. They were 4-time platinum and made successful from being broadcasted on the radio. The Beastie Boys became the fastest–selling debut in the Columbia Records’ history moving over 750,000 copies in its first weeks.

The first real rap group was The Sugar Gang with their single “Rappers’ Delight” in 1979. This song was a major influence on many rappers of a later time. The next breakthrough song was “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and Furious Five.

In 1988, the group, Public Enemy had released the song “It Takes a Nation of Millions to hold us Back” and N.W.A came out with the song “Straight Outta Compton” that introduced Ice Cube and Dr. Dre. The two became known as the two fathers of Rap.

Some topics in this essay:
Hip-Hop Rap, Dr Dre, Rock Pop, Run DMC, Urban DJ’s, Lil’ Romeo, Music Television, Herc Hollywood, Beastie Boys, Boogie Productions, rap music, hip-hop rap, “gangster rap”, rappers using, public enemy, music industry, types music, teens children, beastie boys,