Rap Music
February 6, 2008
One of today’s most popular music formats is what has become known as Rap. It has it’s not-so-humble beginnings in the mid-80’s and was made popular by a group named N.W.A. (Niggas with Attitude). Rap was originally much like the European punk music of the early 70’s, with bands such as the Sex Pistols and The Clash. The music was originally used to make a statement about how crappy one person’s or one social group’s life could be. The Euro-Punk tended to be more spoken for the people in post war England, while the city was still trying to rebuild itself. The poor and homeless were the main target. Anti-Establishment messages were the hit of the parade.
Rap was aimed at African-American groups living in inner-city neighborhoods such as Brooklyn, The Bronx, and Compton. It wasn’t only meant to empower those of the black community and spread a message, but it was also used to help break done racial barriers. But, in the recent years, Rap has actually established more stereotypes than ever before.
Take for instance… Lil’ Jon and the Ying-Yang Twins’ song “Git Low”
What a worthless piece of crap. I really wanted to find a new reason to find whores and have sex with them and get a million and a half diseases. This is terrible. I can’t even finish, this is ridiculously suggestive and stereotypical. No wonder people look at African Americans in such a negative light.
