Rap Music And Its Effects On America - 1649 Words

Rap was originally created as a means of self-expression, while conveying present conditions within marginalized African American communities. Attaining global awareness in America, rap music emerged as one of the most controversial genres America has seen, influencing both white and black culture. Birthed in the mid- 1970’s rap music came to fruition in the Southern Bronx area of New York City. As rap culture began to emerge and grow in New York, rappers began to utilize their voice and voice their opinions. An array of topics were now being discussed from race to survival in America. With subject matter constantly evolving with each generation rap music took a drastic turn in the 90’s. This became an era in which the glorification of†¦show more content†¦A theory that has been presented to rationalize why people act the way they do when listening to rap and how to come up with ways to prevent the influence from occurring in the first place is social disorgani zation. Social disorganization is a theory that was developed by Shaw and McKay between 1920 and 1930. Social disorganization analyzes the inefficiency of a community’s inability to share common values and problem solve collectively. The theory came about after the turn of the century in which a lot of social change begun to take place such as industrialization, urbanization, immigration and migration. With these social changes taking place in America many jobs were taken leaving tons of impoverished African Americans. African Americans began migrating to areas in which they could afford which then lead them to live with people in similar situations. With all these impoverished people in one area crime rates began to increase due to delinquent tendencies that now get passed from generation to generation. According to juvenile delinquency and urban areas â€Å"boy’s living in these areas are in contact not only with individuals who engage in proscribed activity but als o with groups which sanction such behavior and exert pressure upon their members to conform to standards†(Shawn and McKay). The quote provided from the text analyzes how kids are easily influenced by