Part one of term paper
I think it is obvious that music has an effect on today’s society. It has been stated that “musical messages are capable of planting dangerous ideas in the minds of young people or fueling those which already exist.” Violence in music is more common than ever. Three decades ago not one popular song encouraged robbery, rape, murder, ...

Part two of term paper
... more whose values are being fashioned subtly through disturbing musical messages.” I believe that one of the most prominent examples of violence in music is the controversial song by the band Body Count “Cop Killer” which was discontinued from all music stores after some police officers were murdered. The chorus to this song can obviously explain why it was discontinued. The chorus goes as follows, “I’m a….COP KILLER, better you than me. COP KILLER, f**k police brutality! COP ...