It seems interesting to think about what life would be like without music, especially rap, R&B and hip hop. Would our youth be less violent? Did they swear less? Who knows, because much of our society specifically loves this genre. Becky Blanchard said it well: “Rap music today reflects its origins in the hip-hop culture of young, urban, working-class African Americans, its roots in African oral tradition, its function as a voice of 'an otherwise underrepresented group. group and, as its popularity increased, its commercialization and appropriation by the music industry” (Blanchard 1). Rap music has changed society and our world has reflected what its lyrics say. People act the way these artists talk and what they rap. People tend to pay attention to rap music because it is popular for the idea of ​​what these artists convey. Treating a woman like a slut? Of course. Smoking weed? Oh yeah, that's normal. Due to the ever-changing acceptance of these degrading lyrics, people believe that it is okay to act, just like many rappers claim to act. Their songs are generally disrespectful towards women and highlight the use of many drugs. The way rap influences our society is important, it changes cultures, rebukes drug laws and, going further, it can incite people to commit acts of violence. Violence seems to be committed more by the youth of cultures because the culture of rap and hip hop has influenced it. Additionally, some people living in lower socio-economic areas tend to see Trap or Rap music as an opportunity to brag about one's rags, leading them to the rich life like many famous rappers. Nakia Jackson makes a good statement about how rap music affects society's youth and says that "research done at Western Connecticut State University found that those who listen to music with violent lyrics are more likely to be violent” (Jackson 4). Violence is one of the many negative problems that rap music represents or represents.