Is rap giving off a positive message

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Originally Posted by topdivanc

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[DaddyThurr4uMa]

nah rap is all bout life. da rappers r tellin u how their life went or sumthing they been through before actually alot aof people ca realate 2 it i knoe i can

Originally Posted by DaddyThurr4uMa

nah rap is all bout life. da rappers r tellin u how their life went or sumthing they been through before actually alot aof people ca realate 2 it i knoe i can

same here

Sometimes o yea like the song pimpin' all over the world thats soo un called for!! but like ushers rap thats different hes good!but if its gusome then yea its bad!

[Dark Angel]

some rappers look like they are really mean and nasty but when you get to know them more
they are kind and funny

I don't think it gives much of any message. since it's so hard to hear.

Originally Posted by feed_the_anarchy

I don't think it gives much of any message. since it's so hard to hear.

if u listen and shut up then u can hear it!

Originally Posted by jessesgurlalways

if u listen and shut up then u can hear it!

hahahahhaha u go girl

[carie_089]

Originally Posted by DaddyThurr4uMa

nah rap is all bout life. da rappers r tellin u how their life went or sumthing they been through before actually alot aof people ca realate 2 it i knoe i can

are you serious? the topic was "do you think rap sends a POSITIVE message" , not whether you can relate to it or not. the countless rap songs that have been reluctantly churned out in recent decades celebrate life in the ghetto, unending violence and criminality, objectify women, and prasie drug and alcohol consumption. so tell me, what about that sends any kind of a positive message???

[pudin]

Off course its not a positive message. But maybe some people just relate to those things because its what they like. I hate rap and its lyrics, but its understandable if someone does, after all, not only rap talks about those things.

[vranac]

it depends about points of viewing their lyrics...i personally dont like rap...but hey, we're all different...

[pudin]

if you dont like people criticizing rap then start by not criticizing other music genres yourself.

[allflowerz]

It has the opportunity to be real good

[ajeto]

whos cares wat its giving off?
dont listen to it then

[SpudMunky]

it depens upon the song and the artist, yeah sometimes they can give off a positive message, sometimes you just need to sit and listen to the song to hear it, it may only be a small message! it tends to be the tracks that aren't released from the albums as they have an image to protect, but some of the better artists give off a positive image somewhere, and relating does help, because if you can relate and it makes you change something about yourself for the better or positive then that within itself is a positive image!

[maggot]

I have never heard a rap song that sends a positive message, I alsoagree with pudin, if its lyrics appeal to someone then they will listen to it, so if someone likes getting drunk, getting high, killing people, stealing things, or sex with hookers then yes they will probably listen to rap

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[The-cute-red-hat]

No, not all of it is bad. There are a fair few rap songs that have ok Lyrics and then you find some that are nasty. Though, I like the beat on most rap songs. The one thing I hate about it though is there are so many cuss words. But hey, I guess it adds emotion and feeling in their words. Personally I think it's part of a rapper's image. It really depends on the rapper and the song.

[mijoona_x]

Is rock giving out a positive message? Rockers are not "choir boys" you should know.

Think about the lyrics in rock songs, they can be just a bad as rap and sometimes even worse. A song by Hinder called "Get Stoned" is about the thrill of sex while being high. "You Know What they Do To Guys Like Us In Prison" is about prison rape, homosexuality, and murder. "Miss Murder" by AFI is about suicide and lust. "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails is about sex. Nazi-punk bands have lyrics even worse than gangsta rap that are both anti-semitic and racist. I could go on, but I understand what you are trying to say.

It's just that rap is not the only music that's a bad influence--the media does not take this into consideration when the topic of "degrading youth culture" comes up.

Ever hear of indie rap music? It's better than the mainstream stuff. Diplo, J Dilla, Madlib are all great.

If you want to have a better conversation about a topic such as this, find another forum.