The criterion to bad rap music is explicit lyrics and negative influences on the youth today. They talk about murder, rape, and assault as though they were okay. Almost everybody and everything that has to do with rap music is associated with drugs and alcohol. The ways that rappers address woman in their l

The lyrics rappers use today depict woman in many ways. Not only do they call women by derogatory names, but also they portray women as property and not people. For instance songs like, “Back That Ass Up”, “The Thong Song”, and “I Like Big Butts” all make women look as though they are nothing to men but sex symbols. Many rappers

Make it seem like beating and killing their wife or girlfriend will make them a bigger man, when in reality it is frowned upon. For example, rapper Eminen talks about killing his ex wife, putting her in the front seat of his car and driving around town watching everyone laugh at her. Also in 1999 Rapper’s, Nate Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dog came up with a chorus which said, “I just want to f*** you.” This line in the popular song lead to many teens believing that casual sex is okay.

Violence today has increased immensely as it is, and with rappers and media publicizing it everyday, kids are surrounded by violence on a day-to-day basis. According to the Children’s Defense Fund, Rap music is one of the main factors that have lead to the death of ten children and teens everyday. Also that one young life is lost every two and a half hours due to violence. In a response to a prior song written by the rapper Benzzino towards killin

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