Negative Effects on Today's Youth

 "While many hip-hop songs contain messages about alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, few provide an accurate portrayal of the negative consequences of substance abuse." 
   Hip-hop has brought numerous amounts of negativity through the content of songs that led and have led to various amounts of consequences. Those messages stated or envisioned in the songs do not provide the appropriate image instead they provide the opposite.

Summary/Analyze-Hip hop:Negative Effects on Today's Youth

   
   This article provided by BookRags Student Essays contained information about the origin of Hip-hop and how it has evolved into what it has become today. With its up-rising popularity it has 
brought many influences upon our society. Unfortunately, it has 
created some negative images in the content of the songs created 
and many problems are also rising as a result. This article also 
provides some of the possible solutions to improve it. 

                                                           

  Many people believe that Hip-hop portrays the wrong images into their minds;sadly, they are correct.Hip-hop has brought and  
influenced the rise of violence even though it's not the only cause. Through this article it can clearly be seen that the author used persuasive techniques such as Kairos in order to make people 
understand that this issue must be solved immediately. In addition, 
the author included big names and research in order to convince his audience that his point of view is correct. This also shows that people may only be interested in the negativity Hip-hop has created. However, there have been some positivity induced into our society, but some may fail to recognize it. 




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