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  • Essay / Compare and Contrast Old School Rap - 712

    The lyrics in today's hip hop music are completely useless. An example of this is 2Chainz's "Birthday Song", in which the rapper says, "She got a big booty so I call her Big Booty", the song continues with "I'm in the kitchen, yams everywhere". The majority of hip hop songs on the radio address three main themes: money, drugs and women. Rappers brag about the enormous amount of money they have, as well as their drug use. Hip hop also sexually degrades women by labeling them with offensive words and overall being very misogynistic towards women. The message that new hip hop is sending today is also incredibly negative to the public. The negative message sent by music has a strong effect on young listeners. Young listeners are influenced by the antagonistic lyrics of the hip hop songs they listen to. Unlike today's hip hop, old school rap had meaningful lyrics and when hip hop was released to mainstream media, the message was destroyed. Old school rap music has lyrical meaning. Rappers have written lyrics about important topics such as racial inequality, politics, struggles for life, and police brutality. An example of a lyric with real meaning is NWA's "Express Yourself," "I express with all my ability." And now I live in correctional facilities. These sayings explain how even communicating their beliefs will cause problems and could eventually lead to