Hip hop

"Why is hip hop music so popular right now when the majority of it is violent, demeaning toward women, and vulgar?  What does its popularity say about us as a society and what we value or do not value?"

Hip hop music is so popular right now for a couple of reasons.  One major reason in my opinion is that many children these days seem to be somewhat rebellious.  As being rebellious, the children want to be like the people the rappers are rapping about.  They want to seen as "cool and fit-in", so they become more violent and vulgar as well as more demeaning toward women.  Another factor could be the fact that many people are raised to listen rap music, so it just becomes popular to them.  This popularity says about us as a society that we value the wrong things just to "fit-in".  This also tells us that society chooses not to respect people.