The Story Behind Rap And Gangs

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The Story Behind Rap And Gangs

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This article talks about the belief that Rap music is to blame for scores of of the violent acts performed by inner city gangs. It dispels this preposterous notion and proves that Rap shouldn't be blamed at all. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: The Story Behind Rap And Gangs


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OH Hip Hop Presents
  • The Story Behind Rap And Gangs

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  • Gangs and Hip Hop music has always been
    affiliated in conversations about both. A lot of
    people believe that Hip Hop is completely
    responsible for the rise in gang violence since
    Hip Hop was founded. Some people believe that
    gang activity influences many Hip Hop artists.
    While Hip Hop lyrics and gang activity have been
    linked together over the years, they are not as
    closely related as some may think. The Game, Lil
    Wayne, and Snoop Dogg are a few of the very
    popular mainstream artists that do actually have
    ties with street gangs.

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  • Gangs are usually blamed for most of the violence
    in the inner cities in America. The most
    significant gangs exist in large cities and
    usually include people of minority backgrounds.
    The majority of popular Rap musicians are of a
    minority background. Gang members often listen to
    Hip Hop and dress in the urban clothing style,
    which is what Hip Hop musicians usually wear. Rap
    music has been known to contain violent lyrics
    related to gang activity. So, is it true that Hip
    Hop is responsible for violent gang activity?

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  • Gangs have been established many times before
    anybody ever thought of Hip Hop. Why haven't
    people realized this fact? People may know that,
    but they believe that Rap is responsible for
    making gangs even more violent. I don't believe
    that music is powerful enough to make somebody
    perform violent actions. However, I believe that
    gang activity has an influence on many Hip Hop
    artists.

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  • Many of the popular musicians today grew up in
    the inner city. As long as they have been alive,
    they have been effected by gangs in some way or
    another. Emcees have the tendency to portray
    their life story on an instrumental. If they
    lived in the ghetto, then they are definitely
    going to talk about the things they did, and
    seen, when they lived there.

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  • Rap music gets an unfair blame when it comes to
    violent crimes performed in the inner city. The
    truth is that Rap music doesn't make anybody do
    anything, especially violent things. It may talk
    about violent crimes but that doesn't make people
    commit them. The blame should never be placed on
    music. Many popular movies show drug abuse. If
    Hip Hop can be blamed for gang violence, then why
    aren't movies blamed for drug use? That analogy
    shows how ridiculous this blame is that Hip Hop
    constantly has to deal with.

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  • If you want to learn more concerning the Hip Hop
    music genre, go to OH Hip Hop. OH Hip Hop has a
    mixture of features, such as the Latest Hip Hop
    News. It also has a whole Hip Hop Clothing
    section.
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