What do you know about Hip-Hop? Do you think it is dangerous to black youth? Jeffrey Ogbar who is an associate professor of history and director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Connecticut discussed his book which is titled Hip-Hop Revolution on CSPAN. He traced the controversy against earlier music such as Rag Time and jazz which were considered too immoral with the sexual suggestive movements of the body in the dance steps.
The arguments today are the same with the explicit sexual lyrics. In addition the discussion explored the questions: "will black youth fall prey to the lyrics of rap and take crack, kill people and go to jail? As opposed to white youth who are the highest consumers of rap, yet they are not affected but go on to college and high paying jobs?"
I am not a fan of rap, but listening to this program did cause me to think and access my thoughts on the subject. I think that it is outstanding to see some rappers recite whole prose without referring to written words. That shows a great propensity to memorize and recite without losing a beat. However, I do not like to listen to hip hop with the profanity and degrading of females. The objection over raw language is my main objection.
This type of language has become acceptable to many people in everyday conversation. Young people today who use this profane language show no respect for adults. Many of the fans of hip hop actually think that the rappers are living the 'gangster' life that they are rapping about. However, that is hardly the situation. Once they have reached fame they own more than one luxury vehicle, fabulous wardrobe and expensive house.
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