INFLUENCE OF HIP-HOP MUSIC ON YOUTHS

The influence of hip-hop music and video on the Nigerian youths cannot be overemphasized. It has a negative effect in the sense that most of what is portrayed in typical hip-hop music videos are things that corrupt the minds of Nigerian youth negatively. Contemporary hip-hop music and videos also on regular cases if not in all, centers mainly on sexually related issues which can easily influence the mind of the Nigerian youths negatively.
Hip-hop has become a religion to many Nigerian youths. This assertion can further be verified in the mode of dressing among them. The mode of dressing among Nigerian youths is now undergoing some form of radical transformation especially among the high school and college boys and girls. Nowadays, girls prefer to wear skimpy dresses which will easily arouse the opposite sex and this can further lead to drastic measure such as rape.
Hip-hop video has a huge influence on promoting premarital sex among Nigerian youths. Although hip-hop music has had negative effects before, there can still be a positive impact. Some rare hip-hop music video preaches good conduct.
Undeniably, there are good listeners of good hip-hop music. It is nice to receive a genuine and meaningful message from hip-hop music.
It is not possible to do away with negative hip-hop music among the youths. What matters is the message it passes across to listeners. Hip-hop music should be meaningful and entertaining not in a way of showing nudity and using words that are rarely or totally not acceptable in the society.

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