Due to the negative influence of this popular music among youth that are struggling for popularity in school and among peers, the government should produce new regulations to involve the parents on what kind of music their children are listening to. ... The violence of gangsta" rap influences the behavior of adolescents and will continue to do so unless government officials decide to make a change. Music influences the youth Although music may have a very positive influence over young people, it also may be very dangerous. ... In other words, every kid wa...

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He was a young kid that always managed to get in, cause he was too damn young. ... He was a quiet kid, that was down with the 3rd avenue crowd from the Bronx. ... Like Perico, he was one of the stars of the movie, the Spanish kid. ... For us as little kids, it was some of the best times I ever had. ... I use to hook up a lot of kids to dance for Scott to go do his shows. ...

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"Mr. Officer, I want to see you layin' in a coffin, sir," from The Chronic and "F--- the police," from N.W.A., are few lyrics from the music genre "gangsta rap." 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 was 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. ...

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In some way the music might influence the listener by the aggressive nature of some songs, and the lyrics but there is also a positive aspect of this. ... Check your nearest overpopulated ghetto, they greet you with a pistol not trying to say hello, mad kids packed 'cos the neighbourhood's like that, want some shit that's fat catch a victim do a stick. Kids pulling triggers, niggas killing niggaz Five-o they sit and wait and tally death-toll figures . it's crazy there ain't no time to really chill, jealous motherfuckers always want to act ill, 22's, 25's, ...

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Wallace and his recording label Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. had strong influence in the eastern area of the United States, while Shakur and Death Row Records, Inc. controlled the western portion of the country. ... "At the core of their campaign is a conviction that amounts to heresy in some quarters of the rap world: that artistic images do influence behavior, especially when it comes to young people, and that the industry has a responsibility to counter the glorification of guns and street hustling with a realistic message that empowers kids, rather than landing them in jail" (Marks). ...

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