"In recent years, adults have expressed concerns about the impact they believe popular hip-hop music has on the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of young adolescents. Adolescents' attitudes about school, material success, appreciation of themselves and others seem to be
shaped to a large extent by the music they listen to. Similarly youths' behavior, as reflected in their clothing styles, language usage, desire for jewelry, and automobile preferences, have been attributed to lyrics and videos from the hip-hop industry (Brown)."
It's no secret that hip-hop gets a bad rap when it comes to its influence on kids. The lively beats no doubtedly attract children and then of course the lyrics. The references to drugs, violence, and women are most parents issues when it comes to hip-hop. However, hip-hop music has evolved over the years and is continuously changing. One of the newer sub-genres of hip-hop is the Christian hip-hop and rap genre. Although, its use is controversial because of its close similarity to the secular nature of hip-hop music that most churches try to stay away from, it is very popular with many church-attending youth. The fact that hip-hop proves to be so influential in young adults lives would lead me to believe that this new sub-genre of hip-hop could be just as influential.
Lecrae, Tedashii (of 116 clique), Trip Lee, FLAME and The Cross Movement are just a few of the popular hip-hop/rap artists out. This link shows a list of many more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_hip_hop_and_rap_artists
This music video "Don't Waste Your Life" by Lecrae is an example of Christian hip-hop/raphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RWEllqh5J0
Sources:
Veda Brown. Guiding the Influence of Hip-Hop Music on Middle-School Students' Feelings, Thinking, and Behaving. Negro Educational Review. Spring/Summer2006, Vol. 57 Issue 1/2, p49-68, 20p
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