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Holly O'Neill
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Hip-hop music originated in the 1970s in the African American and Latino communities in New York. It began as a mixture of spoken words and jazz but later incorporated rapping lyrics. While hip-hop has produced popular artists and music, it has also been associated with violence due to real-life rivalries between artists and depiction of violence, crime, and exploitation of women in some song lyrics. However, many artists and fans argue this only represents a small part of the genre and does not reflect its true intentions. There is ongoing debate about the influence of problematic hip-hop lyrics on young listeners.

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Hip-Hop music is famous for its clever use lyrics and recognisable beats fronted by some of the world’s favourite artists; it has developed as part of a hip-hop culture which originated in the fusion African-American and Latino-American communities during the 1970s, in New York. During the 1970s it was mixture of spoken words and jazz however by the end of the 1970s it branched off towards ‘rap’ (a chanted-rhyming of lyrics, performed in time to a beat). By the 1980s there was a huge growth in labels and rap was made public to the world.
However it has also brought attention to violence amongst numerous artists’ rivalries over the years and so today when people think Hip- Hop their perspectives of the music genre are over shadowed by the negative aspects. One of the most famous rivalries, East Coast vs. West Coast saw two of Hi-hops most influential rappers lose their lives-today they still remain unsolved, Notorious B.I.G and TuPac.
Numerous artists have also been involved in ‘beefs’ including: Eazy E vs. Dr Dre, G-Unit vs, Monster Inc., Lil Kim vs. Nicki Minaj. Unfortunately it doesn’t end there as artists today continue to vent in their song and exploiting one another, drugs and gun crime in an attempt to better themselves as an artists.
Many Hip-Hop fans and artists have spoken out and said that the association of violence with the genre is based a few artists and that it isn’t Hip-Hop’s real intention to promote this. Artists such as Common, Will Smith, Run DMC and A Tribe Called Quest are acknowledged for producing songs and albums that steer away from the stereotypical subjects in Hip- Hop. Instead they produce/(d) music that covers social- politics, poetry and every day life. The general view of artists and listeners I found by my own independent research suggested that Hip-Hops influence on people was down to the individual and lack of understanding that lyrics are simply, lyrics.
Generally concerns raised regarding Hip-Hop have been the rise in songs covering substance abuse, crime (Theft, gun crime, stabbing ect) and exploitation of women (references including: ‘hoes’, ‘bitches’). Many believe these have and will continue to influence young listeners and don’t believe artists today are fully aware of the consequences allowing these contexts to be present in their music. According to recent youth violence statistics done by the Josphson Institute: • Large cities claim that 72% of their school violence is attributable to gang activity. • Between 1986 and 1992, the total number of children killed by firearms rose by 144 percent. • From 1985 to 1993, murders committed by people over age 25 dropped 20 percent; but they increased 65 percent among 18- to 24-year-olds and increased 165 percent among 14- to 17- year-olds. A cross over of Hip-Hop and R&B has become extremely popular in recent years, some of these artists to have caused controversy with sexual references and violence. Rihanna, particularly when she released the single ‘Man Down’ from her fifth-album ‘Loud’, the video began with a man being shot in the head. Her single ‘We Found Love’ from her sixth-album ‘Talk That Talk’ also generated controversy for its depiction of violence and drug use by a young couple whose relationship is turbulent; this video was banned in France.

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  • 2. Hip-Hop music is famous for its clever use lyrics and recognisable beats fronted by some of the world’s favourite artists; it has developed as part of a hip-hop culture which originated in the fusion African-American and Latino-American communities during the 1970s, in New York. During the 1970s it was mixture of spoken words and jazz however by the end of the 1970s it branched off towards ‘rap’ (a chanted-rhyming of lyrics, performed in time to a beat). By the 1980s there was a huge growth in labels and rap was made public to the world.
  • 3. However it has also brought attention to violence amongst numerous artists’ rivalries over the years and so today when people think Hip- Hop their perspectives of the music genre are over shadowed by the negative aspects. One of the most famous rivalries, East Coast vs. West Coast saw two of Hi-hops most influential rappers lose their lives-today they still remain unsolved, Notorious B.I.G and TuPac.
  • 4. Numerous artists have also been involved in ‘beefs’ including: Eazy E vs. Dr Dre, G-Unit vs, Monster Inc., Lil Kim vs. Nicki Minaj. Unfortunately it doesn’t end there as artists today continue to vent in their song and exploiting one another, drugs and gun crime in an attempt to better themselves as an artists.
  • 5. Many Hip-Hop fans and artists have spoken out and said that the association of violence with the genre is based a few artists and that it isn’t Hip-Hop’s real intention to promote this. Artists such as Common, Will Smith, Run DMC and A Tribe Called Quest are acknowledged for producing songs and albums that steer away from the stereotypical subjects in Hip- Hop. Instead they produce/(d) music that covers social- politics, poetry and every day life. The general view of artists and listeners I found by my own independent research suggested that Hip-Hops influence on people was down to the individual and lack of understanding that lyrics are simply, lyrics.
  • 6. Generally concerns raised regarding Hip-Hop have been the rise in songs covering substance abuse, crime (Theft, gun crime, stabbing ect) and exploitation of women (references including: ‘hoes’, ‘bitches’). Many believe these have and will continue to influence young listeners and don’t believe artists today are fully aware of the consequences allowing these contexts to be present in their music. According to recent youth violence statistics done by the Josphson Institute: • Large cities claim that 72% of their school violence is attributable to gang activity. • Between 1986 and 1992, the total number of children killed by firearms rose by 144 percent. • From 1985 to 1993, murders committed by people over age 25 dropped 20 percent; but they increased 65 percent among 18- to 24-year-olds and increased 165 percent among 14- to 17- year-olds. A cross over of Hip-Hop and R&B has become extremely popular in recent years, some of these artists to have caused controversy with sexual references and violence. Rihanna, particularly when she released the single ‘Man Down’ from her fifth-album ‘Loud’, the video began with a man being shot in the head. Her single ‘We Found Love’ from her sixth-album ‘Talk That Talk’ also generated controversy for its depiction of violence and drug use by a young couple whose relationship is turbulent; this video was banned in France.