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Thoj, Abkoob. __The Impact of Rap and Hip-Hop Music On American Youth__. Teen Ink. August 13, 2012 ======

Fact 1- The song "Brave in the Heart" by Big Pun promotes that the young will survive by violence

Fact 2- The young has used rap and hip hop to solve there problems

Fact 3- Rap and hip hop can be used to help the youth, it is mostly used or taken in a negative way

Fact 4- In some rap and hip hop songs, they mention drugs that young people haven't heard of, so that encourages them to go out and try it

Fact 5- Some rap and hip hop encourage gang violence

Fact 6- One third of rap music that teens listen to have sexually explicit lyrics in them

Fact 7- Two thirds of rap music listened to by teens have degrading lyrics about sex

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Fact 8- <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Youth in America is the target for rap and hip hop music

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Fact 9- <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">People target the youth because they don't know who they are yet and it is easier to get them to buy there music

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Fact 10- <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">In some low income areas, the youth have limited opportunities

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Fact 11- <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Rap music also has a fashion statement with it

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Fact 12- <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">The fashion that people are wearing are baggy jeans and loose clothing

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Fact 13- <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">When teens where baggy jeans, it is refereed to as "sagging"

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Fact 14- <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Something that some people get are grills

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Fact 15- <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Grills are jewelry that you put on your teeth