Hip Hop Hypocrisy

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The Hypocrisy of Hip-Hop
The world screams subliminal messages that attack the subconscious mind on a daily basis; whether it is on the radio on the way to a football game, or quietly in the background of every department store worldwide. The sounds of the trendiest songs always blare in the ears of every individual. The music that we listen to and the messages that their lyrics send have a deeper meaning; they are meant for one thing: to control our actions and emotions. Unbeknowest to the majority of its listeners, certain aspects of music have the ability to affect our actions and emotions through our subconscious mind. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics and Committee of Public Education, ``significant exposure to violent …show more content…

"50 cent fled from the life he once knew, instead of continually getting shot at every day in his hood and living the ``thug life``; he lives in a mansion with the latest Bugatti parked in the nine car garage. `` - Sebastian However, what their fans do not realize is that their idols` ``music`` lives are merely public personas. For example, while certain artists rap about the ``thug life`` and glorify the repulsive actions that align with that specific lifestyle, they, in the same day, return home to their Beverly Hills mansion and live the complete opposite of what they ``preach life on the streets``.
Perhaps what is shocking above all is that some of their naive fans accept that as a way of life and direction. The result is a confused society; those who idolize and live out the hypocritical aspirations of others.
“We can't all be stars because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as I go by`` Sebastian Horseley quotes. From Tupac Shakir and Jay- Z to flashy popstars like Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift, fans that idolize them and support their every action. Sure, their songs may have a nice beat, or sweet rhyme, but people tend to praise these individuals for more than who they truly are. Therefore, the celebrities` individual beliefs spelled out through their lyrics become the framework of a society and the glory of a brainless …show more content…

``Prolonged exposure to music that condones violence, chaos, sexual immorality, obscure language and profanity desensitizes the mind``. A study was conducted on a group of teenaged kids who were willing to experiment with different types of music. After listening to the different songs over and over again, they revealed interesting information. Over a series of time, they had noticed that the things that they had primarily recognized as wrong has become less offensive. Some of the teenagers even admitted that after continually listening to these songs, they had used the same references and profanities, and has even adopted some of the beliefs that had occurred continuously in the music. What does this tell us? Music is powerful, and it does have an effect over what we

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