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reatment of black Americans. Some Gangster Rap did promote gang violence, drugs and sexist ideology which cannot be ignored. Collectively, looking historically and presently Hip Hop culture promotes creativity and a positive outlook to life.

 

Rap music became a news feed to suburban white America about what it meant to be “real”. In Hill’s book Hip Hop and inequality, (2009. P.5) data results from when questioning a focus group of white students on why they listen to Rap music state that:

 

“Without fail, it is a question that causes our students – mostly white, middle to upper class to pause and consider what has become for them an iPodic backdrop to their everyday lives. Based on the lyrics they have memorized precisely, have ingested wholly and can repeat readily they come to “understand” (or think they understand), what it means to be poor, urban and stereotypically black without ever having personally interacted with anyone of colour before coming to a residential, predominantly white rural university. Further it gives them an avenue to engage, and many times, reinforce the root metaphors, mores and norms embedded in dominant ideology”

 

When a voice is being attentively listened to by an international audience it is inevitable to develop a following. Rap music was embraced by members of all ethnic groups across continents and Hip Hop culture prevailed to be a foundation for collective race unity in America. It opened the doors for sympathy towards inequality and revealed a shared and united voice to eradicate the racist class system. Groups such as Run DMC tackled many of the social problems faced by inner city youths but rather then teaching rebellion it taught to “stay in school”. Kovacs (2009, p4) states:

 

“Run DMC was one of the numerous Rap combos advising kids to stay off drugs. They also told children that reading and learning was a means to escape poverty and violence. Thus one can see how rappers use their popularity to address social issues and spread a positive message in their communities.”

 

Potent Rap lyrics from the artist Tupac Shakura, in songs such as “Brenda’s got a baby” are words armed as deterrents for youths to rebel against cascading in to the ghetto traditions. This track and those alike have prompted the black ghetto youths of America to progress and educate themselves.

 

“I hear Brenda's got a baby But, Brenda's barely got a brain, a damn shame, the girl can hardly spell her name

 

(That's not our problem, that's up to Brenda's family,)

 

Well let me show ya how it affects the whole community Now Brenda really never knew her moms and her dad was a junky went in death to his arms, it's sad cause I bet Brenda doesn't even know just cause you’re in the ghetto 本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。