I plan to show both sides of this phenomenon, one where society believes that rap has a negative effect on society, and the other where some of society believes that it is what influences the music and has the negative effect on rap. I do not plan to prove either of these points right or wrong just give you the aspects of both sides of the situation and leve it up to you to decide. I would also like to focus my research on gangsta rap, but show it's effects on the black community and the rest of society. Bibliography Hooks, Bell. I believe this book offers many aspects of rap culture in general.
Hooks talks about most of social issues involved from degrading women to exploiting violence.
This book is an excellent source that gives a kind of unbiased opinion by giving you different aspects of different situations, and lets you decide your way, and allows you to make your own inferences. This book also analyzes other concepts like this with other people who have influence in the culture that have been the subject of their topic. We also get accounts on social issues and issues that concern a specific culture. I meant just mentality out there in the world. And that's the whole problem.