Popular Music and its Effect on Today's Society In today's society the teenager has more rights than ever before. Along with these rights come responsibility, independence and the development of good judgment. It is the belief of many people that ... news stories that represented, at least for many African American communities, a one-sided portrait of life in urban America" (Campbell, 94). Support of this rap form by teens grew in 1996 when Tupac Shakur was killed and even more in 1997 with the murder of Christopher Wallace a.k.a. Biggie Smalls (Notorious B.I.G.). However ... violence and kee...

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