Gangsta Rap Influence On American Culture
Falicia
English
Manipulation of Black Art
According to the Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, gangsta rap is defined as “rap music with lyrics explicitly portraying the violence and drug use of urban gang life and typically expressing hostility toward whites, women, and civil authority” This definition could disturb many that attempt to find a clear understanding of a culture wrongfully portrayed. Gangsta rap was originally a form of expressing inequalities in society and has changed the way the social psyche is expressed in young people. Through the use of race, gender, violence, and freedom of expression, gangsta rap as it is portrayed contributes to the evolution in black culture.
In looking at the portrayal of gangsta rap through …show more content…
In Televsion Violence and Aggression by Thom Curtis, family violence is researched. In its measure of violence, there was no “significant relationship between the violence that children witnesses in their parents’ spousal relationship and violence in the children’s own marriages” (p. 341). If this research is proven to be true, it is refuted by the lyrics being portrayed in music. According to many lyrics, the violence witnessed at home affects the cycle of violence being talked about. Therefore there is a discrepancy and question as to what type of population is being represented. Therefore, gangsta rap proves that their voice is not taken into account as is always being stated.
In another survey defining television violence, the amount of television watched and aggression were measured. Again, there was a small significant relationship between viewing habits and property damage. If there is not a significant correlation between violence and television, it can be concluded that gangsta rappers validate their point of view in eliminating a possible factor for increased aggression and violence. Therefore, violence can highly be correlated to the everyday struggles faced in ghetto life. It would seem unfair to suppress the voice of a realistic view in today’s
English
Manipulation of Black Art
According to the Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, gangsta rap is defined as “rap music with lyrics explicitly portraying the violence and drug use of urban gang life and typically expressing hostility toward whites, women, and civil authority” This definition could disturb many that attempt to find a clear understanding of a culture wrongfully portrayed. Gangsta rap was originally a form of expressing inequalities in society and has changed the way the social psyche is expressed in young people. Through the use of race, gender, violence, and freedom of expression, gangsta rap as it is portrayed contributes to the evolution in black culture.
In looking at the portrayal of gangsta rap through …show more content…
In Televsion Violence and Aggression by Thom Curtis, family violence is researched. In its measure of violence, there was no “significant relationship between the violence that children witnesses in their parents’ spousal relationship and violence in the children’s own marriages” (p. 341). If this research is proven to be true, it is refuted by the lyrics being portrayed in music. According to many lyrics, the violence witnessed at home affects the cycle of violence being talked about. Therefore there is a discrepancy and question as to what type of population is being represented. Therefore, gangsta rap proves that their voice is not taken into account as is always being stated.
In another survey defining television violence, the amount of television watched and aggression were measured. Again, there was a small significant relationship between viewing habits and property damage. If there is not a significant correlation between violence and television, it can be concluded that gangsta rappers validate their point of view in eliminating a possible factor for increased aggression and violence. Therefore, violence can highly be correlated to the everyday struggles faced in ghetto life. It would seem unfair to suppress the voice of a realistic view in today’s