Hip-hop

In my opinion I feel as though Hip-hop does reflect on urban atrocities and it also facilitates the behavior that many critique it for in public sphere. Initially, Hip-hop was a form of music genre that allowed the artist to express themselves lyrically. It was an outlet for most people. Through Hip-hop music, people who lived in rough neighborhoods were able to talk about the struggles they went through and the battles they faced while on the streets. It almost in a way raised awareness to people who were unaware of the lives of people who lived in the projects or were open to gang life. After a while, Hip-hop began to facilitate the same behavior that it once reflected upon. Many people in rough neighborhoods looked up to the artist who made songs that talked about killing and shooting and drugs. They too wanted to do and sell drugs. They also wanted to shoot people in order to feel like they belong. Rich children who weren't from the rough neighborhoods also wanted to belong to this new Hip-hop era. A bad portrait began to be painted and now the new depiction of Hip Hop and the people associated with it included violence, guns, gangs, and murders.