The Impact of Music on the Gang Lifestyle

They found out that rap music songs which venerate gang behavior do little to assist in the reduction of the youth's interest in gangs. Furthermore, the study suggests several central purposes of rap used within various gangs with prominence on the subgenre of gangster rap. First, the findings of the study indicated that rap music inherently promotes antisocial lifestyles or behavior in gangs by fortifying such messages in its lyrics. Throughout history, music has been attributed to numerous atrocities. For instance, rap music is well-known for its lyrical content, often comprising of explicit lyrics and an aggressive tone that appears to encourage misogyny, vengeance, violence, sex, general illegality as well as crime. A systematic review on the functions of rap among gangs.