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what influence and effects does rap music have on teens today?


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Rap music features lyrics filled with slang and often peppered with profanity, which has caused concern among parents, educators and activists alike. Rap videos can also illustrate glamorous and dangerous fantasies. But rap music is a diverse genre, used to express a wide variety of realities and aspirations. Even if your teenager imitates the fashions and language used by rap artists, this may not always indicate a significant change in your teen's values or goals.

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Rap lyrics are emotionally intense and often spin a rags-to-riches tale. According to Michael Delpleache of Hip Hop Gives Back, a youth empowerment organization, teens are drawn to the fantasies of wealth, glamour, and sex appeal in rap videos. For teens in poor communities, rap lyrics speak to their current reality and their fantasies of escape. And like all forms of music, rap offers a creative outlet and a way to connect with peers.

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Not all rap songs have sexually explicit content, and some promote healthy sexual relationships. But according to researchers at Florida International University, the more time African American adolescents spent watching the sexualized images in in Hip Hop videos, the more likely they were to engage in sexually risky behavior themselves and endorse it in their peers. However, researchers believed that it was the presence of sexual lyrics or images rather than the musical genre itself that generated such attitudes among young people.

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Rap lyrics may discuss violence as a part of an exciting and dangerous lifestyle, but some songs condemn violence and even propose solutions. Research done at Western Connecticut State University found that those who listen to music with violent lyrics are more likely to be violent. Rap was born in poor urban communities where violence may be poorly controlled, but social and economic factors can play a much greater role in the prevalence of violence.

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Using a teen's interest in rap to help them develop critical thinking skills is the aim of the 1hood Media Academy, founded by Jasiri X. At 1hood, kids learn to critique tropes found in rap lyrics and videos, and learn about the exploitative practices of music labels. Your teen's interest in rap isn't the end of your hopes for his successful adulthood. It's an invitation for you to help them develop greater awareness of adult issues.

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emmanuela androulidakis emmanuela androulidakis (Apr 23 2019 2:14PM) : Rap music acts as a way of creating bonds not only artist to artist, but artist to fan, acting as a form of storytelling and sharing personal stories and creating a social outlet to be who you want to be
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emmanuela androulidakis emmanuela androulidakis (Apr 23 2019 2:15PM) : Much of rap contains personal stories or times of pain and struggle which contain hidden messages and metaphors representing something deeper than just what's portrayed on the outside of the lyrics.
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emmanuela androulidakis emmanuela androulidakis (Apr 23 2019 2:16PM) : Rap music has formulated its own kind of words,sounds, as well as flow far deeper than just what the music itself holds.It has created itself it's own kind of culture. It is far carries itself a certain way far different than different genres of music
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Dr Billy Melton Dr Billy Melton (Nov 30 2023 11:12PM) : Rap music is a diverse genre. more

Today many different music genres are born, including rap music. Rap music is a diverse genre, used to express many realities and aspirations that have a great impact on today’s youth and attract many people. This is a modern music genre with a very different style. https://skibidi-toilet.io/

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