Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Rappers Cleaning up?
http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-08-02-rap-lyrics_N.htm
Are today's new Rappers Cleaning up? This article shows how some of today's younger rappers are not all about the cussing and explicit lyrics. Rapper Chamillionaire has changed his rapping style so that his lyrics are no longer filled with curse words. He is now a "clean" rapper as some would say. Another young rapper, Sean Kingston, has seen great success with these non-explicit lyrics. Kingston has had numerous nominations at many award shows, has won a teen choice award (kids awards show), and his single "Beautiful Girls" went Gold/Platinum, and topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. Furthermore, Chamillionaire has had seven awards won and sixteen nominations. This proves that rappers can be successful with "clean" lyrics, but some of the older rappers don't see the need to change their ways, like 50 cent, since they have made so much success with their old lyrics. Ultimately, some rappers are changing the way that they rap and it has proven to be beneficial to some. It is clear that rap is not all bad, and there is some "clean" rap out there.
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I have noticed this too! Most rap is full of bad language and unrealistic views of sex, drugs, and alcohol. However, many of these songs are popular because they are catchy though they may objectify women or promote violence. I have realized that rap is getting cleaner. I think i first saw it in Soulja Boy's "Kiss Me Through the Phone". He sings about his "future wifey" and about his feelings for her and not in a sexually explicit way. I tend to like these songs better but some will argue that they are not as "catchy".
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