Can Rap, Hip Hop, Reggae or RnB Challenge Racism?

This article explores the influence of rap, hip hop, reggae, and RnB music in challenging racism. It discusses the use of music in political movements, highlights how protest can challenge racism, and provides examples of songs that challenge racism against Asian people and Americans. The article also examines the relationship between racism and music, particularly in the context of Finland, and discusses the impact of rap and hip hop on African-American communities. Additionally, it explores the therapeutic element of rap and hip hop music and the role of reggae in promoting racial harmony. Overall, the article examines the potential of these genres to challenge racism and promote social justice.

Can rap, hip hop, reggae
or RnB challenge racism

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Influences of Rap music on political movement....................................................................3
Highlights how protest can challenge racism.........................................................................4
Examples that rap, hip hop and reggae songs challenge racism against Asian people,
Americans...............................................................................................................................6
Examples of 2 songs that challenge racism along with how racism is not a challenge.........7
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
The racism is considered as the Human species that can be distinguished on the basis of
behavioral and physical differences (Carver, 2017). Within the 20 century scholar are uses
rather races are considered as cultural interventions reflecting particular attitudes as well as
beliefs that can be imposed on various population within the wake of the Western Europe
starts within 15th century. It is also defined as a group of people that have the common
physical traits such as hair texture, skin color, hair texture as well as eye formation. Such
kind of different features. That are linked within the huge, geographical separated
population such as European race, Asian race, African race. Colonization can be built on the
racism as here the inferiority and superiority both the concepts are incorporated within the
Unites states policy and Canadian policy (Nayel, 2017). Racial identity are crucial for the
young people ,specially for those who are considered as the members of the minority.
Present reports highlights on the Influences of Rap music on political movement, Highlights
how protest can challenge racism and Examples that rap, hip hop and reggae songs
challenge racism against Asian people, Americans.
MAIN BODY
Influences of Rap music on political movement.
For the artists all over the world utilizes their music so that they can entertain at the same time
they also make powerful statement considering social and powerful movements. The
rapper , activists and journalist used music particularly hip hop So that they can easily
spread head a political movement. It can hold the elected politicians that is accountable
regarding their actions as well as speak out the oppressive actions such as accompanied by
their strong voices as these kinds of leaders(lewis ) are sparked movement called rebel
music movement to reach as well as mobilize the generation that is younger generation.
As per the Lewis said their efforts made the differences such as in the year 2012 the general
Secretary of the party called democratic party was defeated that times within a large part as
due to the effective counter protest as well the mobilization efforts of the youth as
according to her within sengal more than 60 percent of the population is falls under the age
of 24. While within Africa faculty and students interviewed the activists, musicians as well
as community leaders within Rural and urban settings. The researcher across non-violent
protests and music was considered as fascinating, but it was experiences and sharing time

accompanied by the people of Senegalese people that was life changing said through a
senior political science major (Edgar. and Johnson, 2018).
Highlights how protest can challenge racism
The best popstars all about the new millineum such as Britney spears, katy perry,Bruno
mars,justin beiber and many more have the popuar music as well as social justice . As per
the Jim crows a change will come (Jacobson, Kirby. and Hunter, 2016) . As these kinds of
the vital songs are consider as emereged as anthems regeding protestors do racism,
immoral wars and income equality. Now as a white nationalism artists have new as well as
more opportunties to wrote progrssive regarding more progrssive cries . There are
specified bright sports as the most popluar artists specifed color of the people such as in the
year 2016 album name known as lemonade as the beyonce highligts on the statements
about the black oppression within singles (Hollander. and Quinn, 2016). "Freedom and
Formation".The mainstream pop consider as the dangerous big brother as it has huge
abandoned efforts to make busy accompanied by the issues such as politcal issues .Top 40
songs abs American politcs finailsed a long as well as sad divorce across the dawn of the
millineum. As within the period of George W.bush , Neil young america's greatest protest
singers within his 60s spent his 9/11 years wrting the titles for example "shock and
responsbilites. As per the Jim crows a change will come . As these kinds of the vital songs
are consider as emereged as anthems regeding protestors do racism, immoral wars and
income equality. Now as a white nationalism artists have new as well as more
opportunties to wrote progrssive regarding more progrssive cries . There are specified
bright sports as the most popluar artists specifed color of the people such as in the year
2016 album name known as lemonade as the beyonce highligts on the statements about
the black oppression within singles. "Freedom and Formation".The mainstream pop
consider as the dangerous big brother as it has huge abandoned efforts to make busy
accompanied by the issues such as politcal issues.
In the begining point of the coonection between racism and music are consdier as more complex
as well as multidimensional when highlighting on the realtions to the specified movments
of politics.

Within the Northern Europe, the emergence of collective and political racialized identies as well
as anti -racist actions of racial minority had created a new climate where all the whiteness
becomes the topics of discussion (Jacobson, Kirby. and Hunter, 2016).
Anti -racist in finland
Finland is conisder as the northern European nation where there is a quick demographic changes
occurs due to the immigarion within the srarung of the 1990s, thus racisim is only about a
topic of discussion within the Finnish society. The growth regeading number of fins and
minority communites who recognises racial minority that can made more complex to avoid
racism (Rastas and Seye, 2019). Xenophobic reactions and recent racists reactions
refarding immigration had been followed through a rapid increment within anti racist
minorities within the society of Finnish society. Ethnic and racial minorities had started to
speak regeding thro righdt as well as other finns that have start to react to racism (Williams,
2017).With this development accompanied white social spaces ,anti racism and racism are
understoood as the prolems that are concern for only non white people and minorities that
are consider as the racialized minorities. These kind of the things becomes the evident when
they followed white music professions within the involvement in anti-racist actions.White
journalist ,musicans as well as producers usually begins to providev them a list regarding
non white musicians such as potiential interviewers, as if the questions regarding racism
had no infleunce regarding white musician's live or works.
The beauty of gray that was performed live about the scrunti one's racial injustice,the song is
such as " this is not the white and black world to be live, i say that colors should swirl.
"They are just like us" by Roseamme Responds ,it conveys that if she had to either bothered to
watch fresh off boat or blackish , might recognised that the two are coveys exactly same
kinds of the opposite sentiments (Williams, 2017). Asian and black families busy within
their own dsitingush struggles as well as joys that have various differnces between the
white class woeking families and between asian and balck families. There is also a also a
tense realtionship between two kinds of communities. Nowadays there is a modern cultre
that plays more than a hip- hop such as Nicki Minaj's and korean hip hop groups. Earlier hip
hops consdier as the cross cultural swapping that could be more thoughtful. Within 1993 a
group of black stalen rappers realsed an album that would becomes the long lasting classic.
Also most of the black rappers unable to go further two or more punchlines as there is

Nicki Minaj as she is a black aritists as relased album called "chun li" that is a tribute to her
japanese great grandfather but the lyrics and visuals content of the song is not focuses on the
Homage to japan instead of that it was a garbager of the asian's signifiers (Jacobson, Kirby.
and Hunter, 2016).
Examples that rap, hip hop and reggae songs challenge racism against Asian people, Americans
In recent areas the main and hot topic is rap and hip hop music and it is the main heading
of the American media. From the hype of the East Coast-West coast rivalry that shadowed the
murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. To the demonization of modern music.
From this case, it can be said that political group were quick to put blame on rap as it is the main
popular trend in the youth violence. In the context of rap, it can be said that it is completely
differed from other music as people require to understand the whole historical context and study
for understanding rap music. This music is reflecting its origin culture of young, working class
Africans, Americans and Urban. Its popularity has grown by the music industry (Teitelbaum,
2017).
In the context of Tupac Shakur it can be said that he tried to change the world and quality
of Tupac Shakur made people think that he is still alive. Gangsta and Thug life style is a style of
hip hop that is characterized by themes and lyrics. It can be said that hip hop and rap challenge
racism as it has great impact on African-American people. Black people see it as a racism they
feel discriminated as popularity of these musics is increasing. Indigenous rappers and hip hop
artists throughout the Americas challenging cultural as well as contemporary post-racial. In
addition, it can also be said that Tupac Shakur was a visionary (Tupac Shakur raps That Inspired
Black Lives Matter, 2020).
Australian Hip Hop group makes an effective use of Twitter and other platforms for
promoting their music on broadly. On the other hand, several people and authors but his several
raps and songs influence culture of black people. Hip hop culture and rap music refers
therapeutic element of the craft and many authors say that Hip hop is no different than other
creative outlets. Music of rap and Hip Hop serves as a therapy not only for artists or rappers but
also for audiences. They feel energetic when they listen these type of musics. There is a critical
discussion on this topic that this documentation of black sufferings in the music and rappers offer
the way that how music allows people to cope up with the variety of environmental as well as
racial stressors (Rastas and Seye, 2019).

It can also be said that reggae song is against of racism. Many authors said that it is free
from racism and make people feel good when they listen this type of music. It is all about
aboriginal man of Buluwai. There are some examples of some rap and other music which shows
that these musics are challenges racism or race discrimination. For example: Ar Fol Lo La Ro,
The beauty of Gray, Beds are burning etc. On the other hand, there is a list of some good songs
which energizes people and make them feel refreshed and motivated. Hip hop can not ascend to
new heights in a vacuum. Hip hop songs was popular and in the priority list of young people in
the year of 2017. The Shattered Billboard records states that the most genre recognition from
Nielsen. On of the popular artists and rappers, Travis Karter, whose actual and legal name is
Kristofer Madu, it is stated that he is now making waves via his attractive philanthropic pursuit.
He also started an organization not for earning money that leads in dropping tracks. The main
aim of him was to expand his popularity and expand the reach of his charity to other
communities. He always tried to help people to the great extent and developed effective hip hop
music as well as he does not wish to limit himself for helping those people who share the same
culture and background. From this it can be said that Hip hop is humanitarianism but still it
increases racism because he gave priority to those people who shared the same background as
him (Where Rap Meets Race, 2020) According to the poll published by the pew research centre
in the year of 2008, approximate of 71% Americans believed that hip hop and rap had several
negative impacts on them and their society. Some raps and hip hop was violent as their content
was abusive. There were some rappers whose rap and hip hop music was proved of this
statement that hip hop and rap music challenge racism and create negative impacts such as:
Meek Mill's music was lionized illegal activity and the main fact was that all they occur
disproportionately in low income, black neighbourhoods. It can also be said that if rappers and
artists decide to celebrate all these type of crimes that they can do it simply because both music
are that type of music that sells.
Examples of 2 songs that challenge racism along with how racism is not a challenge
In this context, it can be said that black people have taken ownership of the slur. Many
authors suggested and said that they had experienced of increasing racism as hip hop and rap
music target group individuals' engagement (Black, 2019). The main key and source which is
increasing racism is social media platforms such as: Twitter where people from different
backgrounds and cultures Tweet and retweet and this increases conflicts and also become the

reason of riots. Messages continuously circulated via such platforms and have several negative
impacts on the people specially those who accidentally exposed to the messages. It can also be
said that sharing and posting racist messages is the way of getting attention. So, it can be said
that some rap and hip hop music have great impact on the politics and other factors. There is a
song who states that rap and hip hop music challenge racism such as: “To the bottle I go.....to
drain my strain (Song that Challenge Racism, 2015). It is the message on target group members
with the main intention to drink alcohol. This song resulted that micro blogged racist messages
via this song and indirectly influenced drinking intention by 2 manners such as: via anger and
shame. There are some articles and authors who showed influences and impacts of racism and
this song on alcohol consumption among target people or racial group. Some studies and face to
face interaction, observations investigated that how micro-blogged racist messages will increase
the likelihood for target group members with the main aim of engaging in the health impairing
behaviour or alcohol consumption. The main target of this song was Asians. Consumption of
alcohol is directly connected with anger and shame. It can be said that people often consume
alcohol with the main aim of cope up with the negative affects which is generated and associated
with negative life events. So, it can be said that there are some songs which challenges racism.
There is other song which also states that rap and hip hop music challenge racism such
as: we are like a cute rugby team. This song wants to give message that how women experience
their sense of belongingness in sports (We are like a Cute Rugby Team. 2015). There is an
examination of white and heterosexual privilege structure belonging for 15 women rugby
players. It also states the way that how individual women depends upon a particular structure of
domination to take up space in sport in ways that heavily dependent on. The main observation
was that participations of women in sports shows sexually representation. Some authors argued
and said that women athletes have power as well as potential by which they can challenge
masculinity in sports. They also state that they have more ability to win as well. This song states
that there is a social inequality and there are some factors which believe that feminism and
women are less strong and potential than men. So, it can be said that some songs including this
has some impacts on the society and challenge racism.
On the other hand, some authors argued and said that racism is not a challenge. Racism
takes many forms and can occur in different places. The actual meaning of racism is prejudice
and discrimination someone on the basis of colour, national origin and many more (DiAngelo,

2018). There is a song who states that rap and hip hop music do not challenge racism is I just
want to be myself. This song wants to give message that whatever and however you are, you are
unique and beautiful and how can an individual, or we can challenge homophobia, transphobia
and racism in schools. Each individual is unique is in his/her own way, and he/she posses some
qualities which no one posse and it makes him/her differ from others. This song motivated many
of the people and make them felt that they are unique and posses some qualities. So, from this
song, it can be said that rap and hip hop songs does not challenge racism and racism is not a
challenge (Racism is not a challenge, 2017).
CONCLUSION
From the above report it had been concluded that the racism's cultural interventions
reflecting particular attitudes also colonization can be built on the racism. For the artists
particularly hip hop spread head a political movement. Their strong voices rebel music
movement as mobilize younger generation. popstars such as Britney spearsemereged as
anthems immoral warsand income equality.the statements about the black oppression has huge
abandoned efforts to make busy. In the year 2016 album "Freedom and Formation"
accompanied by the issues highligts about the black oppression. Furtermore it had Focused on
the Finland who recognises racial minority that can made more complex recent racists reactions
Ethnic and racial minorities becomes the evident when they followed white music professions
Asian and black families ownstruggleshave various differnces here is a modern culture that plays
more hip- hop would becomes the long lasting. Nowadays civil rights and inequalties remain
within our society, unfortunately skin color also plays a crucial part within how persons are
valued,viewed as well as treated. Both Intentionally and unintentionally ,it impacys the
health ,communites as well as stifles the opportunites regarding future growth of the nation.

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