Negative and Positive
With
every positive entity, there is always negative backlash that comes along with
it. Rap music was made to send inspirational messages through a catchy beat.
During its early stages, rap music was conveying the right messages that it was
originally meant to do, however, over time that changed. It became easier to
produce any kind of music that one wanted to, so more individuals and groups
made music. The great thing about rap music being expanded to anyone that felt
they had a talent was that amazing artists were being discovered; but that was
also the downfall. Since it was not hard to produce music, songs were made that
were not up to par with the rest of the great music that was out.
Gangsta Rap
Rap group N.W.A. |
Restoration
Rap music began to
take a tumble in the wrong direction as far as good music was concerned. There
were too many negative connotations to rap music that it was becoming toxic to
the youth that listened. A lot of artists took notice of this and strived to
change the bad reputation rap music possessed. This destructive status of rap
music made it hard for great and affirmative artists to break through. Only
recently has rap music begun to progress effectively. Some artists are taking
their music extremely seriously and it is showing in the work they are producing.
Their great work is influencing the underground and the mainstream categories.
If this continues to happen then we will see a new evolution in rap music.