Ban on Rap: Should Rap Be Banned?
By Chris Creech, published Dec 08, 2006
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The United States Government is only allowed to restrict freedom of speech if it presents an immediate harm to society. So why isn't there a ban on rap music? That is what I am going to address in this paper.First of all, rap music is not even real music. I used to be in a Christian band and am a music major, so I know what music is. It is very possible to record an entire rap song without even knowing how to play a musical instrument, and without even knowing how to sing. Rap is simply a conglomerate of words, usually offensive words, spoken very fast and backed up by a simulated band. I say simulated because generally these artists (or non-artists as is usually the case) generally use drum machines and other simulators. Now that we have sufficiently covered the fact that rap is not actually music and therefore not art, let's get on to the substance of the argument.
Rap is incredibly offensive. There are very few rap songs that do not, in some form or another, mention sex, doing drugs, or even murder. The language is incredibly horrible, as a rap song (if censored) is nothing more than a long beep. Women are mentioned in a very derogatory fashion. Examples include calling them hoes and other terms that cannot be used in this paper. These writers make them out to be nothing more than objects of pleasure. This is a horrible thing and should not be allowed to continue.
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Takeaways
- Rap promotes murder.
- Rap is not real music.
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