Rap Music/violence

In Martin’s article, “Music of Murder,” he stresses that music containing violent images through words is the misuse of the first amendment and that it can influence the mind. Influencing the mind the same way that music can uplift the spirit or rage it. Martin believes that lyrical references strong enough can take over the subconscious causing people to act in ways they otherwise wouldn’t.

Mark S. Hamm and Jeff Ferrell’s article, “Rap, Cops and Crime: Clari

My own opinion on this matter is that rap songs that contain violence to an extreme degree are wrong and immoral. This kind of music is being sold to young children without any thought of concern. When many children listen to this kind of music they think that what is being said in the songs is not wrong or against the law. The lyrics in many songs contain violent and explicit lyrics that usually talk about killing someone along with sounds of gunshots in the background. Gangster rap has been criticized and debated over for its graphic sexual content, violent imagery and misogyny. Gangster rap is hardly the only source of violence, but it is a potent one. Not only is the music violent but the rappers lifestyle is also. Today most young people think that if a person is rich and famous they can get away with anything. Not all rappers have run-ins with the law, but the ones that do are very well known. Tupac Shakur, who was murdered a few years back, has had many run-ins with the law. Shakur was arrested for aggravated assault, charged with shooting two off duty police officers in Atlanta in 1993, but the charges were later dropped. He was accused of beating a limousine driver in Los Angeles and found guilty of threatening a fellow rapper with a baseball bat in Michigan. He was also found guilty of sexual abuse in 1994 and was serving time

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