is hip-hop really the problem...lets get deep for a minute
By AcousticSoul
@AcousticSoul (1309)
United States
May 17, 2007 5:19pm CST
hip hop is a style and a sub culture... just because you see baggy jeans and boots don't mean there will be a crime committed there is no correlation between one's apparel and partaking in a crime... and for those who see a oversized t shirt, chains, jeans, and
in fear grab there purses should check the volume of their own securities...
why is it that people are always looking at the negative aspects of hip hop and not the good... you know why because negative sells...
in society the media, movies television, politics... just pick one sells negativity and people buy it and then complain about it...
its always hot when something negative is protrayed... but no one shows the good hip hop does for the community...
2 responses
@My1Savior (125)
• United States
17 May 07
I would suggest here that Lecrae be mentioned as they are Christian rappers and have a strong message. I agree with you, appearance is only skin deep. You cannot judge a book by its cover. The truer issue in higher levels of crime is not from the music youth listens to. It's from the lack of direction and guidance youth need to grow into mature, accountable and responsible adults. Which speaks to a lack of mature, accountable and responsible adults who should be raising, guiding and directing their children. If children were guided to understand 'hate' music and 'hate' music were not beaten down by the 'old' folk, children would be less curious and interested in imitating the 'haters' to get the attention they are not otherwise getting from their negligent absent parents.
@AcousticSoul (1309)
• United States
17 May 07
I do agree in some aspects, quidence starts from the home yet what do you do when you have no home... therefore where does your guidence come from... most of these children today have un-stable homes and look to the streets for the answers... quick dollar quick meal quick fix.... these days in all aspects of youth they are weaker yet wiser why work for it when you can do it faster and get more money... there is a gap missing in between to conform stablitiy...
to give you a good example I know a good family, wealthy and very stable... had 6 kids praised them when they did good, and punished them when they did bad...yet their son... the oldest turned to a life of crime... and dishonesty... so I ask was it his parents... or his enviorment... I think it was his enviornment...
and music is what it is... most of it tells a life story... and because its a bad life story is it then hate? but you are sooo right as a child you are suppose to be taught moral and ethics which will then give you the free will to distinguish good music from bad...
@AcousticSoul (1309)
• United States
18 May 07
and your so right a good foundation is what we need but don't have... there is a gap missing within our children... grandmothers are raising their grandchildren but where are the parents... some of these kids don't have a home so what do we say to them... when the question is ask where is your parent and the child replies I don't know... and even so those who are good parents which are raising there kids the right way sometimes these kids turn out to be bad apples...today in this generation the meia is the parents... radio, televison and etc...
@billionaire5 (1333)
• United States
17 May 07
Hip hop is not the problem, it is the lack of morality and value base in the children today. As a parent I regulate what my children see listen too and wear. I am the parent I buy the clothes, I pay the electric so you will not listen to something I feel is inappropriate in my house. Society bombards your senses with the bling and the radio stations plays the music over and over but it is our jobs as parents to guide and build our children's self esteem and confidence. It is our job to teach them self respect and individuality, to be independent thinkers (leaders) not followers. Families are suppose to raise the children, teachers are suppose to educate them and the government needs to govern what society solicits. They are allowing things that when I was a child we didn't have cursing on the radio or tv now it is on there lot it is nothing. We can't spank the children to discipline them. As the saying goes it starts at home.
@AcousticSoul (1309)
• United States
18 May 07
that is so true it is your job to try to teach your children the right path... and there are so many parents out there doing that but it doesn't help to have the media and the system going against you...your so right it starts at home... but one thing that gets me is "my people" will say why is it people protray us a certian way well look at how we are protrayed in the media and we can't blame no body else but ourselves...we as a people need to come together and fix this problem cause it takes a village to raise a child
@billionaire5 (1333)
• United States
18 May 07
It does take a village and our villagers have abandon the children and fed into the media, society and the desire of wealth and fame. They have gone off the path of importance, they are looking for false glory, instead of everlasting life which comes in their children, grandchildren and great grands. It all starts with us taking responsibility for ourselves, having self respect, self awareness and not letting the desires fame/fortunes kill our true legacy.
