The effect that hip hop music has on our younger generation is a very big issue in my opinion. Many adolescents are being influenced by entertainers that degrade women, are violent and who aren’t positive role models. However, we think it’s cute for young kids to rap and sing some of the songs that are quite vulgar.
As I was watching this video clip of this girl rapping Nicki Minaj’s lyrics to the popular song “Roger That,” I noticed how she thought it was ok for her to be rapping this song and for her to put it on you tube made me question who is supervising her. A verse in this song is “White Girls tell me, “Hey Nicki your Camp rules, is that why you get more head than shampoos?” Is this what we’re allowing our children to listen to?
Another clip that I was bothered by is this girl who is “booty shaking” to a song called “booty got swag.” The way she is dancing to tis song is no way a young girl should be dancing period. She looks no older than 12 years old and for her to be dancing to this song really disturbed me.
My reason for posting these two videos are to create awareness of what the younger generation is being exposed to. Society complains about the youth being so violent and promiscuous, but look who they’re following. And society is paying them to put this kind of music out because no one wants to hear positive songs anymore. Music is all about killing people, having sex with this girl and that guy, selling drugs, making money and what kind of cars you drive. It’s not about making good grades in school, saving yourslef for marriage, respecting others or loving yourself. Music has a great effect on the mind and research has even shown this. So what are you listening to? What kind of example are you setting for yourself and what are you allowing to influence you?
We have to set POSITIVE examples for our younger generations. It is so important for individuals in the Entertainment industry to set good examples because they are the people we hear when we turn on the radio or see on TV. So many adolescents want to be just like hip hop artists like Nicki Minaj, Trina, Puff Daddy, Rick Ross, Lil Wyane etc. But none of these people are positive role models. Yes, they are making money, but what kind of message are they sending to young people?
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