Is rap a bad influence?

[Genuine_Stud]

Is rap a bad influence? Yes. Phuck rap and everyone that listens to it.

Not all rap is a bad influence. There are a few songs that actually have a meaning and a positive message.

Here, check this out: 2pac - Keep Ya Head Up

[dusken]

and looking at your fragmented/disturbed posts and personlity(ies) i'd say you listen to marilyn manson all day!

Nice try, monkey. Marilyn Manson's "music" is terrible. Try jazz, classical, and progressive rock.

[dusken]

Not all rap is a bad influence. There are a few songs that actually have a meaning and a positive message.[/URL]

A majority of rap misleading and distorts people's priorities and the very few songs that do not have such lyrics are, for the most part, not appreciated for the positive messages. The lyrics that attract most of rap's audience are those associated with blow jobs, asses, ball sweat, dycks, tits, and phucking. Sorry buddy, but those positive lyrics get lost in the mix.

[hyebruin]

wow! i guess i was right! this dusken character does need serious psychiatric help! why is it some of the males on this forum are jackassses ? what IS your problem anyways? you angry beast! what a turn OFFFFFFF!!!! *puke*

your beahviour is as nasty as your ugly disturbing avatar! get some help, will ya?

[dusken]

wow! i guess i was right! this dusken character does need serious psychiatric help! why is it some of the males on this forum are jackassses ? what IS your problem anyways? you angry beast! what a turn OFFFFFFF!!!! *puke*

your beahviour is as nasty as your ugly disturbing avatar! get some help, will ya?

We have yet another trisomic hyena, folks. I hope you realize none of what you just posted is any sort of response to either of my last two posts. Jackass? Sure I am. But can you expect anything else when you start to make stupid guesses as to what my musical taste is just because I said I dislike rap. Go to hell. I hope all that puke from your last post is ninety percent blood.

[anileve]

A majority of rap misleading and distorts people's priorities and the very few songs that do not have such lyrics are, for the most part, not appreciated for the positive messages. The lyrics that attract most of rap's audience are those associated with blow jobs, asses, ball sweat, dycks, tits, and phucking. Sorry buddy, but those positive lyrics get lost in the mix.

You are not being fair dusken, although I do agree that most of the popular rap is nothing but a display of pompous behavior, pimping and a spew of the street language twhich lacks any coherence, there are a few artists which present rap in its true musical art form as it was meant to be: poetry and clever play of words. Consider artists like KRS-one, Mos Def, Slick Rick and Common, also Black Eyed Peas which have recently surfaced to the popular sector (unfortunately). Underground music has always been more respectful of the pure essence of a musical composition, where artists perform because of their passion not the billboards and the financial rank.

[Inna]

I honestly dont think rap music is a bad influence. My little brother, who is 11 years old, listens to rap music and I hate to admit it but I buy the cds for him because thats what he likes to listen to. The only thing that drives my crazy is when he starts to sing the lyrics such as "move Bltch, get out the way, get out the way." I go completely ballistic on him and let him know that such statements are rude, degrading, and should never be repeated. As long as the person that listens to these kinds of lyrics can separate the reality from just plain music then I dont think that its that bad of an influence, but if the person is a complete idiot and takes everything word for word then thats just the fault of the person not the music.

[hyebruin]

We have yet another trisomic hyena, folks. I hope you realize none of what you just posted is any sort of response to either of my last two posts. Jackass? Sure I am. But can you expect anything else when you start to make stupid guesses as to what my musical taste is just because I said I dislike rap. Go to hell. I hope all that puke from your last post is ninety percent blood.

still in a bad mood? ahhh --i am awestruck by your "intelligence"

[Hogg]

You're all idiots. Well, except maybe 2 of you.

[Crimson Glow]

That summed it up and if you folks can't understand that I hope you die by having an anvil fall on your head during a bowel movement.

Isn't that what happened to Elvis?

Not all rap is a bad influence. There are a few songs that actually have a meaning and a positive message.

Here, check this out: 2pac - Keep Ya Head Up

Well, this song might not be about gang raping or rolling into town with 20" blades, but it's still far from really doing anything positive. All he did was relay stories about what everyone already knows. If 2Pac truly wanted to make a difference and be positive, maybe he should have gone around promoting anti-violence and demeaning the sorry ass thug lifestyle that he lived by, instead of putting out one weak, pseudo sentimental song while still "repasenten da' (whatever the hell side he was on)". I mean, who makes millions, and still acts like they're in the hood (well....besides just about every rapper)?

Inna: If you don't believe in the lyrics and lifestyle that go with it, what purpose is there in listening to rap? Chanting non-existant words to samples and soundbites of other people's music, or overplayed melodies, is far from an art form. Rap was never intended to be art. It was always about promoting a certain style and way of life. And anything the media puts out is influencial. They set the tone for how everyone's "supposed to be". That's the purpose of something/someone being popular. The fact that your brother is repeating the lyrics means he's already been infected by the influence.

You're all idiots. Well, except maybe 2 of you.

Thanks! That's very kind of you, but who's the other exception?