Dan+B.

=toc History of The Hip-Hop Life= Some may say it is the rissing age of gangs and crime, but others say it is the rise of our generation and to help decline the members of the gangs and others crime starters. One of the first MCs, the "GodFather of hip-hop", Keven Donovan aka Afrika Bambaataa. Was a war loard for a gang called the Black Spades one of the largest and most feared street gangs, but he was not targeted for arrest and prison. He left the gang and used his talents of hip-hop and tried to lure kids out of the street life a reach self actualization (to be the best you can be).

Relationship With Rap and Gangs


Hip-hop today has been leaning into a war with generations as many people think that rap music only leads to violence and drugs. But some epople see the message they rapping about, the message of there lives. One repoter interviewed Ice-T asking, "What is the message you are sending", he answers. "There is no message, just reality". Hip-hop/Rap is poetry of the ghettos showing the reality and slang of the gangs and drug dealers.(Hagedorn)

Many people today beleive that the government and law inforcement are putting there efforts into censoring or stopping the rap industry is just a waste of time because the more attention you give it the more it grows and prospers. In the movie "Notoriuos" the main character Biggie Smalls was arrested once whith a illeagel weapon. His friend then took the blame for it and went to jail. Biggie Smalls then became one of the greatest rap artist of all time. He had to stop dealing and doing drugs, get out of gangs, and say no to peer pressure to become what he has bacame. He wanted to get out of the projects. He did with the help of hip-hop he made songs that inspired many people and he was also bringing the West Coast and East Coast together.

The "Gangsta Rap"


The style of rap the older generations frown upon. The style of Gangsta Rap is the way the gangs "roll" as they dont just go around shooting people they dont like. The picture to the left shows one of most known rap group N.W.A. for their gansta rap. Gangsta rap tells the story of the streets and how it is done. It shows us how and what happens in a drug deal or a durg deal gone wrong. Some people think they are rapping these line because it is fun to do. They are not, they are telleing the message and that the world is an ugly place.

The Parent's Role
The parents have a role in the part of thier kids. If they dont want thier kids listening to this restrict them to so it dont blame the music industry. The parents think they are promoting teens to join gangs and to participate in drugs, but why not try to stop the things the artists are trying to show you. Thier real life messages are things you must worry about not trying to censor it thinking your kids will start doing everything they said. Teach them self controll and how to say no and not to take them literally. You have to try to stop the gangs, stop the drug lords.The rappers are not gang leaders or drug lords. They are just trying to provide us with the message and reality.

Conclusion
Inconclusion censoring the music is censoring freedom and reality. It's like denying there is anything happening when there is and no one is doing anything to stop it. There is allready so much censorship for the radio wich do not allow many songs unable to played. Try to censor crime not words.

Other websites,
for your hip-hop/rap knowledge [] - a conrtaversey going on now in our time [] - History of hip-hop 101