ome people grew up on the streets.” I like this quote because it does seem that parents do not want their children to be exposed to a more real life, they want them to be sheltered. The reason that I like to listen to rap is because it gives me a view point on how other people have lived and how hard some peoples lives have been. Looking at rap in this aspect is good because I realize that really no matter how bad my life gets, I know that some people have had it worse. It seems now that we have started to accept more things and not worry about the little things like lyrics in music. Artist in the early nineties started cussing excessively just to piss off the government because they knew that the government could not do anything about it. But now the artists have cleaned up their act and lyrics just because they realize they don’t have to be vulgar all the time. Rap music about three or four years ago was about drugs and killing people. Now rap is about making money and having fun which is good because I would rather hear about parties than killing anytime of the week. This paper was fun to write because I love music and rap and I love to talk about it. ...
