Number One:
http://www.bookrags.com/essay-2005/9/21/202351/048
This article describes the negative effects hip hop has on our youth. It goes into detail on how often today's youth listen to hip hop, and the drastic increase of the violence rate in our society. Arthur Baker says that this society is slowly dying out, because of this specific topic choice of our youth. I found it important because it gives information from a music producers research and point of view.
Number Two:
http://searchwarp.com/swa417138.htm
This article is about how people can motivate our youth to stop the violence. This one goes into detail about specifically what teens have turned into, due to hip hop. Marcus Parker feels as if there are many alternatives oppose to teen violence in our communities. I found this important because it gives a great deal of information on how teens and obstain from such crimes.
Number Three:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/442482/jigga_what_the_impact_of_hiphop_culture.html
This article is about hip hop impact the way teen's talk and behave. Troy Sympson thinks that if teens listen to less hip hop, their grade would exceed efficiently. I found this important because I feel that there's a lot of teens that allowed hip hop to control their tongues.
Number Four:
http://www.hiphoprockzmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1130:teens-discuss-pros-and-cons-of-hip-hop-culture&catid=35:todays-you&Itemid=54
This article explains how hip hop can be a positive and negative thing for today's youth. Hip Hop Rockz Magazine thinks that if teens take things into the wrong matter, they would more than likely do stupid things. But if teens look at it on the positive side, they'd see that hip hop is just entertainment. If found this important because it's an opposing statement, likewise, the other things people may say about hip hop.
