Lyric content in hip-hop has been controversial for many years now with people saying the lyrics are too sexual, violent and too graphic. When hip hop started in the 70’s artist didn’t say anything vulgar or offensive towards anyone, which has changed a lot since then. During the years music has gotten more offensive with rappers like Eminem, 2 Pac, Dr Dre, and DMX. Hip-Hop has also changed with artists like, Jay-Z, Ja Rule, Missy Elliott, Nelly and Ludacris. Hip-Hop started in 1979 and has not lyrically changed that much. The lyrics are still basically about their lives or the lives around them. Hip-Hop still focuses on the beat of the music for dancing compared to the lyric content on the song. In the 80's a song called, give it up or turn it lose, by James Brown was known as the National Anthem of Hip-Hop. Not all Hip-Hop artists rap about having sex all the time or smoking weed but they also sing about their life and things that go on in other places. Hip-Hop artist Nelly chants about shoes in one of his songs and in another song he sings about a girl. Some says that Hip-Hop needs to be accepted as the musical voice of the 1990's as well as very entertaining listening. Hip-Hop songs are the kind of music you listen to in clubs and dance to, its fun to listen to.
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