Because I like rap very much, and I used to be a teacher's major and studied some educational psychology (I almost forgot), so let me talk about my feelings.
I don't know anything about rock and roll. Let's talk about the advantages and disadvantages of rap for teenagers.
In everyone's impression, the theme of American black rap seems to be inseparable from "money, drugs, sex, violence" and so on. Yes ~ In the United States, most blacks live in such an environment and feel the same way about the content of this lyric. What's more, if a rapper commits a crime and goes to prison, maybe his popularity will soar instead of decrease. Teenagers in China (mainly junior high school students and senior high school students) are not deeply involved in the world, have immature hearts, lack sufficient judgment on society and are easily influenced by other things around them. After listening to these songs (it doesn't matter if you don't know English, there are many songs with such lyrics in China underground rap), it is very easy to be influenced. Think about how many teenagers have been influenced by a phrase "young and dangerous".
Should teenagers be forbidden to listen to and sing songs? My opinion is no ~ rap is a form of music that expresses oneself, which conforms to the self-psychology of teenagers. At that growth stage, teenagers hope to express their ideas in a special way, some writing articles, some singing. Rap is very free Unlike other forms of music, composition is not required. The same accompaniment, different lyrics, different streams are different songs. It can be seen that rap is very suitable for expressing teenagers' inner thoughts.
It is important to be careful when choosing the songs you want to listen to. There are many positive rap songs, such as "I Can of NAS" in English, and Li Qi, a gospel rapper from Taiwan Province Province in Chinese (his songs make many juvenile offenders treat life again).
Let's write so much ~ the theme is very confusing (embarrassing! Secretly written at work)