Hip-hop

Hey my name is Ebony and i do believe hip hop influence bad behavior because many rapper take about shooting people ,How many time they got shot and calling female Bitches and hoe.Though rap music don’t phases me at all think about the kind of effect it will have on the kid of the future and how it would effect the way childern think

I don’t agree with T.I and Nelly but I understand. Don’t blame T.I or Nelly for taking advantage of their opportunity (99% of the people in the their situation would have done the same thing). We need to look at the bigger picture. We need to focus on the Puppet Masters and not the puppets. Where are the CEO s of major record labels and owners of the radio stations? They’re the ones telling T.I and Nelly what will sell. They’re the ones who decide which record will be on the playlist for the radio stations. Hip-hop was not started with gangster rap and it doesn’t need it to survive. In the words of Public Enemy “Don’t believe the Hype!”

HI MY NAME IS DARIUS AM 14 YAERS OLD .I LIVE IN BALTIMORE CITY .I DO NOT THINK HIP HOP MUSIC HAVE ANY THING TO DO WITH CRIMES .

I respect the last two comments but I have to say..once upon a time I used to blame hip hop for the social problems that African Americans face…but its not their fault they just make music about what they know and what they have experienced and it sells but Nelly made a good point saying that we only make up 15-20 percent of the population here in the United States so its not us or our people who are the ones really buying the records. We might glamorize it through our youth but who pays the way for our youth THEIR PARENTS , no one has yet to call the resposibility or the lack of responsibility. If parents monitor what their kids here by blocking explicit websites or not purchasing explicit music cds and also explaining to their children between fact and fiction then they will not have such or a high negative impact or influence on the kids. Further for all those older gentlmen who are pointing the finger and the young hip hop heads who they blame for creating this negative image of our women or our youth with violence. I ask them where were they when these rappers were growing up in the hood and slanging dope…If its such a big problem then why is it continuing, why are our black males between the ages of 17-26 in prison at an extreme rate versus at someones college, its not becuase of hip hop its because the lack of leadership and togetherness from our so called leaders. All in closing I just want to say rappers are just rapping about the life they had to live on the streets in there hoods or ghettos and that many young african american males indure everyday trying to hustle or stay alive… so in regards to that maybe the hip-hop is not degrading or bringing down our image or our culture but maybe its a tool trying to shine and make people aware of the troubles our people face and the fact that we need help to enrich our youth rather than argue and point the finger at who we think is at fault …then maybe we can unit and make difference or change our or save our young people.

hip hop is music that tells u about Life

hi my name is bridget gilmer and i am 15 yrs old. i am one of many teenagers who know they have a mind of thier own. i take the choice to use the mind and the sense that god gave me. it starts at home. if u start a child in the way they should go then they wont go astray. i listen to everything from lil boosie to scarlito or cupid to dj unk or T.I.. my parents taught me how to be the independent, strong, intelligent, young lady that i am. yea i have alot more growing to do but im not gonna let the media in any form influence my actions. i say to my peers, ” stay true and be a leader not a follower. have a mind of ur own and NEVER be afraid to use it”

MY NAME IS ANDRIENNE AND I AM 14 YEARS OLD AND I LIVE IN BALTIMORE CITY I FEEL LIKE HIP -HOP DOESNT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CRIMES . PEOPLE MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS . THEY KNOW THAT WHAT THEIR DOING IS WRONG BUT THEY CHOOSE NOT TO STOP DOING IT AND SO THEIR IS CONSEQUENCES FOR THAT SO IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO CARE . ITS THEIR LIVES THEY ARE THROWING AWAY CANT NOONE LIVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEM

YOU ARE SO RIGHT IF SOMEONE IN YOUR HOUSE HOLD TEACH YOU TO BE A LEADER AND NOT A FOLLOWER THEN YOU MAKE YOUR OWN DECISON YOU KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME TO BE A YOUNG LADY AND NOT TRY TO GROW UP SO FAST I LISTEN TO HIP -HOP AND IT DOESNT CHANGE ME AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A MIND OF YOUR OWN THEN THATS ALL THAT MATTERS

my name is princess, i am an 18 year old student in college and i agree that hip hop has a huge influence on society but if you are not a statistic in society there is nothing hip hop or any body can say to you to make you do this or that. It is about personal choice and moral that you have within you and if you have none than who are you to blame. i know that sometimes it is only natural to blame your parents for the way you grow up but you have to be you and really try to use what you see as a steping stone for your life and not an excuse. its OKAY to be different and set your own trend for what is real in you. And i believe that is what the rappers have done. NO everything they do is not always positive and right but you cant pull the wool over the eyes of the youth because they will find a way to see, whether that is through you as a parent or the peers in society.

well i am a 15 year old teenage girl and i just wanted to kno why nobody is asking US as teens who listen to the music how we feel and if we kno right from wrong we may look up to rappers but its because they have inspire us to tell our story and not to be afrid to stand up for things we believe in ….its crazy….. start asking us!...dont make our decesions for us!.......How Would you kno how we feel and hoe we think if you are not asking us!!!!!!