Teenagers today are negatively impacted by the messages that rap music is sending out through its lyrics, music videos, and through personal statements from the artists. The impacts include perilous things such as drugs, unprotected sex, and murder which will lead to them hurting themselves as well as others. Through censoring music and speaking up, concerned adults can help to diminish these problems although they may never completely disappear.

Speech is one of the most impacting ways of getting across what someone wants to say. Through lyrics rap artist are able to convey the message they want to early to the fans. Often times these lyrics are full of negative messages and have negative effects on the listener. In a study done it was found that "songs with violent lyrics consistently increased aggressive feelings and thoughts, regardless of musical style or the use of humor. Researchers say the...