They all seemed to find comfort in music, disregarding the problems of their communities by listening to or making music. ... This particular part of the film shows how the people that hold power and influence can turn something like freedom of expression, something legal and innocent, into something immoral and even illegal. ... Rapper and producer of hip hop music Dr. ... This pushed and promoted the trend of violence in music today with parents and authority moving away from hip-hop music and the nation's youth for the first time music history towards hip hop. ... If music does play...

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Immediately, people began pointing to him as an influence, along with a movie that was similar to what the boys did. ... Which brings us to the question: Since teenagers are already emotionally unstable, does music have a positive or negative effect on them? ... The answer to that is, the positive effects of music are just as amazing as the negative ones. ... It helps us identify our feelings and emotions and channel them into something positive. ... While music can be used negatively, it's positive aspects seem to just outweigh the negative. ...

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They have call for a censorship of his music. ... In 2001, hip-hop music raised eyebrows again as it jumped ahead of country music in America for the first time. ... Had music influenced a way of life, or had a way of life influenced music (Sowell, 1 para.)? ... There are many positive ways in which rap music has influenced our society as a whole. ... I do not agree with the censorship of music. ...

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