Lately a lot of questions have been asked to anyone trying to take up for rap music. Does rap music promote violence? The most common answer was yes, and the murder of Tupac Shakur and Notoruis B.I.G. proves it. Those were some sad deaths but you can't blame just rap alone for that happening. Tupac didn't kill Biggie, and Biggie didn't kill Tupac some dumb people who had nothing else to do did. When you think about it, doesn't radio, movies, and television promote violence also, so you can't try to ban one thing of violence and not another. There was another question that was Should rap music be censored? Some answers were yes, but most were no. They couldn't do it anyway it would be against the first amendment. Another was Does rap music make a positive contribution to society? No one answered that question but I think I will. Yes it does, rap isn't just a money making thing to me it not only helps us relate to people who have gone through things we have, but it shows people who don't know the things that really goes on. Also rap artists don't just make albums and stay in there own worlds they also give lots of money to charities and sponsor programs that help inner city youth so violence can stop between young people. Does rap promote violence, gangs and drug use? Yes it does, but there was violence, gangs, and drug use before rap even came along, so you can't pin that on rap, it's something that has always been around and don't see it going anywhere. Is rap music degrading to women? In a way yes it is, I don't think any rapper would call there own mothers "bitches," and "hoes" but out of know where women rappers are coming out of their shell and they are doing the same thing, So really everyone is degrading each other so it balances out. You can't blame rap for everything that goes on, I'm thinking if they could find a way to blame rap for every death they would. Even though they swear up and down that rap is like the worst thing, it...
