Music, like mass media and television, has such a powerful influence on our society. People think rap music is very negative towards society, which is not the case. Rappers teach people about possible consequences a person may encounter if they choose the same route. Rappers tell their life experience through their songs. Rap music does not influence violence; it educates people on what is going on in the lives of urban people.When someone mentions rap music, the first thing some people think is violence, sex, and drugs, negative, and worthless music. There are a number of rappers that do and sell drugs, live the crime life, and do jail time. The message that rappers send to their listeners is the realities of their life, the consequences, and the reasons to try and avoid the same situations. In a song called, This Cant Be Life, artist Beanie Sigel recalls the criminal path he chose. In his song, he stated that the only thing that could stop him was, till them feds pick me up or them boys pop me. (Sigel) He later says that, I have to teach my sons the right way before I die. (Sigel) Sigel was letting his listeners know that he do not want people to do the things he did. He made it clear that he was going to teach his sons the right way to pursue their lives. Rap artist tell their life story through rap. Not only do they tell their story, but they also have a moral to their story. Tupac was one of the greatest rappers of all time. He was murdered at the age of 25. He is still, even in death, one of the most influential artists in the lives of urban people. Tupac told his life, from the beginning to the end, in his music. He was in a gang, he did drugs, and he was also known as a thug. If people listen to his lyrics in his song, they would know that his father left his sister, mother, and him alone in the ghetto. He sings about being a bastard child in the ghetto, not having enough food to eat, how he turned to crime, and how he spent m...
