Rap Music is Killer

I am preparing to write the longest paper of my life. It’s 8-10 pages and that intimidates me beyond explanation. But, knowing me, I won’t won’t seriously start it until the night before and I will likely want to write 15 pages rather than 10. We all had to formulate a topic that related somehow to media, and I decided to write about the negative effects of rap music. Through my research I have found that rap music is actually pretty bad for kids. The lyrics and rap artists and even expectations of rap music are horrible for the psychological development of children. Children see these rappers having casual sex, drinking for fun, drinking their problems away, beating women, killing friends and enemies, and vandalizing public property. I was incredulous to discover how badly children respond to such an influence. Okay...maybe I was incredulous at how bad the music itself is! I mean, I listen to some rap music, but nothing truly bad or inappropriate even. But I listened to some of the music that was presented in the studies and I was horrified. Honestly, the music made ME mad. It’s not hard to see how and why children who listen to it are driven toward anger and aggression. This music is all about satisfying the carnal desires of the man and misogyny and junk. It kills me. After listening to this music I’m actually kind of excited to write the paper, even though it bodes for a few (or one) sleepless nights.