To what extent is violence used in rap/grime music videos, such as those featuring K Koke, and should audiences be protected from it through censorship?
"Teens who spend more time watching the sex and violence depicted in the "reel" life of "gangsta" rap music videos are more likely to practice these behaviours in real life."[1] Over the years, regulation and censorship has become more and more strict due to theories such as this.This is due to the type of content that artists and producers are able to express through music, especially in rap music consisting of violent content. Rap/Grime music has been associated with violence due to the connotations of violence in these music videos that the audience perceives. The representations of rap and grime music in music videos has caused continued debates and controversies within the media and has led to the media questioning whether audiences should be protected from all of this through censorship. Censorship allows parts of music videos to be edited and cut out, making it safe for audiences to view music videos without the violent content that may not be appropriate for the public to view.
Rap music originated from the music genre of Hip Hop. Hip Hop music was very popular outside the USA, particularly in the United Kingdom and so another sub genre originated under Hip Hop. It was called Grime music. This was the UK's answer to Hip Hop/Rap music within the UK. However, Rap/Grime music has had a lot of controversy surrounding it, due to the connotations of music videos from this genre such as violence. "Senior members of the Metropolitan Police have laid the blame for a surge in violence in recent years outside club nights – particularly East London events associated with grime, the British rap genre – on videos showcasing violence and thuggery."[2] The media have blamed music such as grime for the rise in grime and has caused this urban music genre to be very controversial and led to regulation and censorship becoming an important aspect when relating to this type of music. "Grime music videos have been criticised by politicians and also artists within the Grime scene, for their violent content. In a move to censor this, Channel AKA has with the pressure from the police begun to sift through grime videos, being highly selective with the ones that are broadcast."[3]
[1] http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20030303/does-rap-put-teens-at-risk
[2] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/music-video-violence-should-grime-clean-up-its-act-403286.html
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grime_(music)
Rap music originated from the music genre of Hip Hop. Hip Hop music was very popular outside the USA, particularly in the United Kingdom and so another sub genre originated under Hip Hop. It was called Grime music. This was the UK's answer to Hip Hop/Rap music within the UK. However, Rap/Grime music has had a lot of controversy surrounding it, due to the connotations of music videos from this genre such as violence. "Senior members of the Metropolitan Police have laid the blame for a surge in violence in recent years outside club nights – particularly East London events associated with grime, the British rap genre – on videos showcasing violence and thuggery."[2] The media have blamed music such as grime for the rise in grime and has caused this urban music genre to be very controversial and led to regulation and censorship becoming an important aspect when relating to this type of music. "Grime music videos have been criticised by politicians and also artists within the Grime scene, for their violent content. In a move to censor this, Channel AKA has with the pressure from the police begun to sift through grime videos, being highly selective with the ones that are broadcast."[3]
[1] http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20030303/does-rap-put-teens-at-risk
[2] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/music-video-violence-should-grime-clean-up-its-act-403286.html
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grime_(music)
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