In my short 15 years of life, I’ve learned that Hip Hop is a big issue in my community. The youth around my side of town looks up to these rap artists and adores their music. Over the years, Hip Hop has transformed into a somewhat violent topic, which led to many deaths of our young people. I understand that a lot of these artists are not trying to “promote” teen violence, but that’s what they are being misguided to understand. Life as a young African-American is not really easy; so many people expect less from us and with this kind of music we now listen to, it is not really helping. Hopefully this is an eye-opener to all youth, and not just focused on the young African-Americans.
Monday, October 25, 2010
My Understanding of Hip Hop...
Topic: How Is Hip Hop Affecting The Teen Violence Rate In Society?
In my short 15 years of life, I’ve learned that Hip Hop is a big issue in my community. The youth around my side of town looks up to these rap artists and adores their music. Over the years, Hip Hop has transformed into a somewhat violent topic, which led to many deaths of our young people. I understand that a lot of these artists are not trying to “promote” teen violence, but that’s what they are being misguided to understand. Life as a young African-American is not really easy; so many people expect less from us and with this kind of music we now listen to, it is not really helping. Hopefully this is an eye-opener to all youth, and not just focused on the young African-Americans.
In my short 15 years of life, I’ve learned that Hip Hop is a big issue in my community. The youth around my side of town looks up to these rap artists and adores their music. Over the years, Hip Hop has transformed into a somewhat violent topic, which led to many deaths of our young people. I understand that a lot of these artists are not trying to “promote” teen violence, but that’s what they are being misguided to understand. Life as a young African-American is not really easy; so many people expect less from us and with this kind of music we now listen to, it is not really helping. Hopefully this is an eye-opener to all youth, and not just focused on the young African-Americans.
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I think that this is a great topic of choice Amber. I can't wait to learn more about your topic with your research. Overall this topic seems very interesting and I am glad that you are bringing forth how important of an issue it really is.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great topic because it is a big issue in hip-hop. It's a big problem and people really need to be aware of this issue in America. When you target a specific race it makes it a bigger issue.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see what you do with this topic. It sounds interesting and it is an important issue today. I also agree with Bri because when you target a specific race it does make it a bigger issue.
ReplyDeleteI think this is going to be a really awesome blog. I can't wait to read what you find out. It's a really good topic and really big issue. Good luck, i'm excited to see what's your going to tell us next.
ReplyDeleteI think that you addressed an issue that really needed the attention. I was going to do a topic related to this but I changed my mind. However, I am glad that someone decided to tackle this every so heavy issue. I can't wait to see what you come up with in the future. Good Luck!!
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