Music can have many different effects on people. For example, it can have an impact on your brain, mood, and what you do in life. There are many genres of music in today’s age. We have rap, hip hop, rock, and many more. The most popular genre of music in the United States in 2017 was hip hop. Almost every year before 2017 rock was the most popular genre.
The impact music can have on your brain is rather extensive. Many people believe that hip-hop is all about drugs, girls, and guns and this is not the case. Hip-hop could be slow and it could be fast pace this is why hip-hop could be listened to when happy or sad and the same thing with rap. Do not get me wrong, they are many songs that rap about drugs, girls, and rap but, they also rap about how they came from nothing to something and this makes people think they could be something someday. Most hip-hop and rap artist have been through some tough things in their life, whether it was their friend dying or not having a father to be there for them and that is what makes their songs how they are. In a paper written by Cambridge University professors Akeem Sule and Becky Inkster, argue that hip-hop music can “positively transform people's’ lives and achieve a formidable sense of empowerment, street knowledge, resilience, and self healing.” Hip-hop therapy is starting to be a big thing in the medical community to treat depression and anxiety. Hip-hop therapy is used to make people happy by playing some of many upbeat hip-hop hit songs. One of the most popular hip-hop therapy songs is Happy by Pharrell William. Just by this little information you can tell how big of an effect music could have on you. Rock is the second most listened to genre in the United States for a long time. Rock is usually known for screaming and the people that listen to it are known as being emo, but the people that listen to rock say the lyrics have meaning. According to Erin Canty, “people that listen to rock at a young age grew up to have a strong sense of identity, a knack for community development, and were less likely to live with regrets.” Many adults that grew up in the United States listen to rock too because it was one the most popular genre during the 80s and 70s. The Beatles, The Rolling Stone, and Led Zeppelin are all staples of the rock genre. Rock as a genre is very important to the music industry. Hip-hop and rap can also have an impact on your emotion. Rap is very different than what it used to be, in the 90s it used to lean more gangsta rap than any other type of rap. Now it is more vocals to rap than the 90s. Many people think that rap can make people mad and angry, but this is not the case. According to a study done by Heriot-Watt University, “rap fans have high self-esteem and are outgoing.” Rap can help against depression. Since rap is about overcoming things, people that listen to it that have depression can relate and try to overcome their depression. If the song is not about overcoming something, the song almost all the time is upbeat and the artist is in a good mood. Rock is known to make people mad, but according to 7 Fascinating Ways Music Can Affect Your Emotions, “ Research indicates that music classified as ‘extreme’ (metal and punk to …show more content…
Like I stated before rap and hip-hop is always upbeat therefore if you are sad or depressed, it can help you get over it. Also, since rap is about overcoming things it makes you think about doing something you have been contemplating doing. My friends and I started a company called BBP and we make beats, shoot videos, and we rap.This has made us more productive in life and we make money from it as well. We were influenced by rap and hip-hop songs to make the company. This can happen with any genre of music. Personally I think this could happen the most with rap and hip-hop because everyone nowadays wants to be a
The impact music can have on your brain is rather extensive. Many people believe that hip-hop is all about drugs, girls, and guns and this is not the case. Hip-hop could be slow and it could be fast pace this is why hip-hop could be listened to when happy or sad and the same thing with rap. Do not get me wrong, they are many songs that rap about drugs, girls, and rap but, they also rap about how they came from nothing to something and this makes people think they could be something someday. Most hip-hop and rap artist have been through some tough things in their life, whether it was their friend dying or not having a father to be there for them and that is what makes their songs how they are. In a paper written by Cambridge University professors Akeem Sule and Becky Inkster, argue that hip-hop music can “positively transform people's’ lives and achieve a formidable sense of empowerment, street knowledge, resilience, and self healing.” Hip-hop therapy is starting to be a big thing in the medical community to treat depression and anxiety. Hip-hop therapy is used to make people happy by playing some of many upbeat hip-hop hit songs. One of the most popular hip-hop therapy songs is Happy by Pharrell William. Just by this little information you can tell how big of an effect music could have on you. Rock is the second most listened to genre in the United States for a long time. Rock is usually known for screaming and the people that listen to it are known as being emo, but the people that listen to rock say the lyrics have meaning. According to Erin Canty, “people that listen to rock at a young age grew up to have a strong sense of identity, a knack for community development, and were less likely to live with regrets.” Many adults that grew up in the United States listen to rock too because it was one the most popular genre during the 80s and 70s. The Beatles, The Rolling Stone, and Led Zeppelin are all staples of the rock genre. Rock as a genre is very important to the music industry. Hip-hop and rap can also have an impact on your emotion. Rap is very different than what it used to be, in the 90s it used to lean more gangsta rap than any other type of rap. Now it is more vocals to rap than the 90s. Many people think that rap can make people mad and angry, but this is not the case. According to a study done by Heriot-Watt University, “rap fans have high self-esteem and are outgoing.” Rap can help against depression. Since rap is about overcoming things, people that listen to it that have depression can relate and try to overcome their depression. If the song is not about overcoming something, the song almost all the time is upbeat and the artist is in a good mood. Rock is known to make people mad, but according to 7 Fascinating Ways Music Can Affect Your Emotions, “ Research indicates that music classified as ‘extreme’ (metal and punk to …show more content…
Like I stated before rap and hip-hop is always upbeat therefore if you are sad or depressed, it can help you get over it. Also, since rap is about overcoming things it makes you think about doing something you have been contemplating doing. My friends and I started a company called BBP and we make beats, shoot videos, and we rap.This has made us more productive in life and we make money from it as well. We were influenced by rap and hip-hop songs to make the company. This can happen with any genre of music. Personally I think this could happen the most with rap and hip-hop because everyone nowadays wants to be a