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To start this off i have carried out detailed research to find out what is so violent and sexist in chief keefs music as well as the content of which he talks about drugs and have found some of his lyrics relating to these topics:
"Shoot a nigga then act like its nothing" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T5F8DPsejs
"we got AK's and shotguns" -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eppLEoFpCHw&safe=active
"im always stoned, im all high" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eppLEoFpCHw&safe=active
"i hate being sober, ima smoker" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNMuIPsz6lE&safe=active
"I fucked that bitch but i dont know remember her name" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eppLEoFpCHw&safe=active
"what you smoking on i need a blunt of that shit" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLZtcfFObso
"I had a threesome with a millionare different hoes today" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLZtcfFObso
"I fucked that bitch but i dont know remember her name" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eppLEoFpCHw&safe=active
"what you smoking on i need a blunt of that shit" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLZtcfFObso
"I had a threesome with a millionare different hoes today" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLZtcfFObso
Chief keef was also involved in some contraversy with Katy Perry Threatening to smack her.
In fact he has been involved with a number of controversy including lupe fiasco and even the death of another Chicago rapper
The image prompted an instant backlash from people who
thought the rapper with often violent lyrics had no place in an anti-violence
ad, with one commenter calling on Keef to "repent of his messages of
murder and drugs."
When news of his 2011 arrest hit the streets his then
unknown anthems “Bang” “3HUNNA” and “I Don’t Like” became the soundtrack of the
city where the murder rate has increased 38%in the past six months.
Is Hip Hop Destroying Black America? To answer this question
fairly, we must first discard the distorted image of Hip Hop that mainstream
media has passed off for the past 20 years. Hip Hop is a movement consisting of
4 main artistic elements: DJ’ing, Rapping, Breaking and Graffiti. But at its
core, it is a philosophy based on the idea that self-expression is an integral
part of the pursuit of peace, love and unity.
In April 1992, Texan Ronald Howard was driving through the
state in a stolen car. He was pulled over by state trooper Bill Davidson for a
possible traffic violation and became uneasy about the stolen car. During the
encounter, Howard removed a nine millimetre Glock pistol from his glove
compartment and shot officer Davidson, killing him at the scene. At the time of
the incident, Howard had a pirated copy of the tape 2Pacalypse Now playing
in his automobile's cassette deck. This album, performed by Tupac Shakur, and
produced by Atlantic Recordings and Inters cope Records, both subsidiaries of
Time Warner, Inc., also contained similar gangster rap lyrics and messages
(this recording occurred before Tupac signed with Death Row Records). One
specific song on the 2Pacalypse Now album titled "Crooked Ass
Nigga" talks about a frightfully similar situation to the one that took
place between Howard and Davidson.
Annual Chicago police statistics show a majority
of both homicide victims and offenders are young black men with criminal
records… A deeper review of the numbers shows males ages 15 to 35 made up
nearly three-quarters of African-American homicide victims…
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I think it all depends on the music. Like what
lincoln.Douglas07 wrote,"Well if you're rapping about money, drugs, sex
and all that it forms an impression on kids." I agree.
But it seems like every year they push it even farther.
Profanity after profanity. Then you have some that say well the parents should
stop children from listening to it, Well its kind of hard with all this technology
and if their friends listen to it. So how can you stop your child from hearing
it when they go all the others listen to it.
However the opposing side argued that - Raps got a bad
rep!
I have been listening to rap since the mid 80s up to 2004. It
has never once pushed me to do anything! Music effects people in different ways
not everyone isnt the same. It's not rap that's ruining kids. Parents just need
to be more involved with their kids life.
Debate as to whether music influences the youth or not
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLOzNp4vmN8
I have to put out the bad parts of Hip-Hop at least once
though.
When you turn on the radio, most of the music you hear tends
to be related to drugs, sex or alcohol.
This is the type of music that is exposed to teenagers
today. Much of main stream hip hop and rap mostly contains themes of immoral
activity. Yes, the bad words are bleeped out, but the message is still there,
and it is the younger teens (12-16) that listen to the radio more often.
Therefore, they are more easily put in to the mindset that if Weezy is doing
it, we can too, and even assume they are cool doing so.
Hip hop and rap lyrics are so catchy, and they become
embedded in our minds, to the extent where they potentially motivate our
actions. Gangster rap usually reflects inner city life, glorifying criminal
activity and degrading women.
It’s ironic that even though most rappers and hip hop
singers show women in a sexual, degrading light, women still pine for them. It
almost seems like the majority of today’s younger women are okay with being
portrayed like that. Most teenagers memorize and constantly repeat the words of
rappers, and for those words to be promoting alcohol, weed and sex just
destroys the morals instilled by their parents.
Rap and Hip Hop also promotes a thug lifestyle, one that
centers on not fulfilling an education, but instead doing drugs, and spitting
rhymes while doing so. Though not all rap and hip hop focuses on these themes;
most of old rap speaks of getting through hardship. The whole “get paid and
laid” idea is more geared toward the newer generation rap and hip hop.
http://www.tmz.com/2013/05/21/chief-keef-arrested-disorderly-conduct-atlanta-georgia/
After the arrest, Keef tweeted, "Jus Got Out Of Dekalb County jail In Atlanta Mad As f**k."
Keef is considered a prodigy -- and has rapped with huge stars like 50 Cent and Wiz Khalifa.
Keef is no stranger to the law ... he's been arrested at least two times before -- and even has a gun conviction under his belt.
It's been a rough year for the rapper ... We broke the story, he was recently sued for child support by his middle-school-aged baby mama who claims Keef fathered her kid -- born in 2011 -- when he was only 15.
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2013/05/21/chief-keef-arrested-disorderly-conduct-atlanta-georgia/#ixzz2lI3KbfiQ
http://www.tmz.com/2013/05/21/chief-keef-arrested-disorderly-conduct-atlanta-georgia/
After the arrest, Keef tweeted, "Jus Got Out Of Dekalb County jail In Atlanta Mad As f**k."
Keef is considered a prodigy -- and has rapped with huge stars like 50 Cent and Wiz Khalifa.
Keef is no stranger to the law ... he's been arrested at least two times before -- and even has a gun conviction under his belt.
It's been a rough year for the rapper ... We broke the story, he was recently sued for child support by his middle-school-aged baby mama who claims Keef fathered her kid -- born in 2011 -- when he was only 15.
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2013/05/21/chief-keef-arrested-disorderly-conduct-atlanta-georgia/#ixzz2lI3KbfiQ
