Anyone else see most mainstream rappers as bad influences?

[SonictheHedgehog]

I have a friend and he's been into rap for a while, well lately he's been getting into Tyler the Creator, who made a song called "Radical". This song is driving him to say "f*** college" and "live my live as a radical".

He was heavily influenced by mainstream rap and he's talking as if he wants to drop out of school and break the law. This worries me because he is only a 12 year old and I've come to learn he is VERY easily influenced (He changes MMOs about every week too).

I tried to talk to him, having people Ive known for a long time get into drugs and have seen what corruption can do to a person, but he didn't want to listen, and started yelling. Is mainstream rap or music in general with negative messages really influencing the children of today? Were our parents right when they told us "Don't listen to that man's music"? Opinions? Thoughs? Suggestions (About my friend's problem)? <3

 

[CharlieBundels]

Your friend is an absolute tard. Who get's influenced by something like that?

 

[SQY]

:rofl: better just drop this here then, ( Though watch out!, don't get influenced to kill everyone )

No but seriously, kid needs to wise up

 

[SonictheHedgehog]

An easily influencable 12 year old boy who's learning about life. It's natural.

 

[Crow.]

Kids these days... smh

Alert his parents, obviously.

 

[UchihaMifune]

^Agreed with the second guy. And he obviously can't think for himself either

 

[CharlieBundels]

An easily influencable 12 year old boy who's learning about life. It's natural.

Oh, he's 12? Understandable. Although a backhand to the face will sort him out.

 

[Wumbo]

"Us as rappers underestimate the power and the effects that we have on these kids" - Macklemore

I thought this quote would be suitable for this.

 

[Ciao]

Your friend is just a fool.

 

[jiraiya lives]

I have a friend and he's been into rap for a while, well lately he's been getting into Tyler the Creator, who made a song called "Radical". This song is driving him to say "f*** college" and "live my live as a radical".

He was heavily influenced by mainstream rap and he's talking as if he wants to drop out of school and break the law. This worries me because he is only a 12 year old and I've come to learn he is VERY easily influenced (He changes MMOs about every week too).

I tried to talk to him, having people Ive known for a long time get into drugs and have seen what corruption can do to a person, but he didn't want to listen, and started yelling. Is mainstream rap or music in general with negative messages really influencing the children of today? Were our parents right when they told us "Don't listen to that man's music"? Opinions? Thoughs? Suggestions (About my friend's problem)? <3

he's 12, he's should be old enough to decide for himself

 

[SonictheHedgehog]

^Agreed with the second guy. And he obviously can't think for himself either

He's only a kid, I try to talk to him about it but he refuses to listen.

"We hear this **** every year in school, I dont need a f***ing pep talk from you, it didnt help me at all, f*** school, Im gonna live my life"

 

[UchihaMifune]

Also you should tell him to listen to better music. Tyler the creator is garrrrrbage. Show him living legends, or classified, or cunninlynguists or just better music in general

 

[Wumbo]

Also you should tell him to listen to better music. Tyler the creator is garrrrrbage. Show him living legends, or classified, or cunninlynguists or just better music in general

Yes how about we start telling other people what music they should like!

 

[SQY]

He's only a kid, I try to talk to him about it but he refuses to listen.

"We hear this **** every year in school, I dont need a f***ing pep talk from you, it didnt help me at all, f*** school, Im gonna live my life"

Well then let him do it. See where it gets him. Its not your mistake to make. Its his.

 

[NOemotions]

if peoples mind's are getting fkd up by music these days.. i will conquer WHOLE WORLD ****.. moon's eye plan in reality.. oahaha...

 

[Punk Hazard]

He's only a kid, I try to talk to him about it but he refuses to listen.

"We hear this **** every year in school, I dont need a f***ing pep talk from you, it didnt help me at all, f*** school, Im gonna live my life"

In my opinion, the problem isn't the rappers, but the kids. There is a reason there is a parental advisory sticker on their albums: Little kids like your friend shouldn't even be listening to it. The problem isn't the fact that the rapper is saying things that could be a bad influence, but that the wrong people are listening to it, and you can't hold the rappers responsible for this.

 

[UchihaMifune]

I gave suggestions, I didn't force it on him. Any better music than that 5ft turd will do

 

[Machiko]

Just tell his mom

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[Delta]

I don't even class rap as a part of the music genre it's a bunch of idiots adding beats to a poem, it's not that creative considering lil way r can rhyme nigga with nigga... Disgraceful

 

[Wumbo]

I gave suggestions, I didn't force it on him. Any better music than that 5ft turd will do

People are gonna listen to whatever they want, deal with it. Not everyone wants to hear reality all the time, the reason why people listen to artists like that is because they want to get away from reality.
Tyler gives you fiction, Cunninglynquist gives you reality.