This essay, entitled "Does Hip-Hop Get A Bad Rap?" and is about the bias that the rap industry entertains. It goes into the controversy many rappers create in their portrayal of rap music.

Does Hip-Hop Get A Bad Rap? It seems that the adult generation of America disagrees with their juvenile counterparts. In the grown-up world, rap is nothing more than an industry of obscenities, misogyny, and thugs from the ghetto. During every generation, some old-fashioned, ill-humored people have become frightened by the sight of kids having a good time and have attacked the source of their pleasure. An example of this is the 1950's and rock 'n' …

…kinds of messages we allow to revolve around our juveniles. However today, hip-hop, rap, and similar genres of music seem to be the scapegoats for much of the problems the youth of America experience. While there is some correlation between the accusations of people that rap incites violence, there's no proof. Maybe by listening to the messages that so enrage these artists, we could get an idea, and in future solve some of these problems.