Essay On Negative Effects Of Music

“F*** the police coming straight from the underground, a young brother got it bad cause i’m brown.”, musician Ice Cube raps. Marilyn Manson parades onstage dressed in women’s clothing and a burning cross in the background. Shouting lyrics about sex, religion, guns, drugs and violence. What emotions do you think it would invoke on most listeners after painting a picture in your head of all this? Today’s music industry is influencing society in a negative fashion. Although music can seem like an awesome innocent time, everyone should realize it causes violence because of the bad influence it can have on the listener’s way of thinking and behavior.

First, musicians can also be a very negative role model. Jennifer Mclune goes on to say that, “Jay-Z is one of the most notoriously sexist and materialistic rapper of his generation. The Roots, for example have backed Jay-Z, declared their admiration for him (214).” People hear what they say in songs, how they act onstage and in public. It seems like musicians do what they want and when they want. They give off this god like persona as if nobody can touch them. In

What they sing about or what they perform onstage is not necessarily what they believe in or act on but is just a way of freedom of expression and entertainment. In the Guardian Music article, “Listening to ‘extreme’ music makes you calmer, not angrier, according to study”, a study by the University of Queensland, the Australian public research institution in Brisbane, revealed that instead of extreme music causing anger it matches and helps process anger (3). I could agree that the lyrics can be used in a positive light, and the music can be used to channel anger and evoke inspiration and positive emotions. It can help motivate you through a workout or help you lift your spirits when you are feeling down and out. Majority of people don’t look it at like this and the outcome is