week 14 discussion

Compare this song. Hip-Hop Changes.

Some social critics and music critics (from both within and outside of the hip hop community) have raised concerns about increasing levels of violence and misogyny in hip-hop music since the genre gained nationwide attention in the late 1970s.

Do you share Parker’s concern about the music her daughter is being exposed to? Do you agree with her analysis about contemporary hip-hop music? Explain your answer. Like O’Neal Parker, cite specific examples from hip-hop to support your argument.