Critique 5: Nobody talks about the positives in hip hop

I agree that nobody talks about the positives in hip hop. I think hip hop has created an essential sub culture to inner cities and struggling teens. I think hip hop is a "god sent" to these communities by helping to keep kids off the street and be creative. It gives these kids a new way to channel their energy in a positive way. Hip hop gives these kids hope and the successful artists give them someone to look up to. The music is therapeutic in general, and this is the music of their communities. Even to those people not living in impoverished areas, hip hopis a relatively new type of music that is extremely popular with teens and young adults and its power should not be taken for granted. A lot of rappers and artists in the industry have charities to help these struggling kids and people who look up to them. I do not believe rap adds to the violence or negativity, I think it just makes it more prevalent in the media and the reality more readily available to those who do not live in those areas. Rappers really make it a point to give back to their communities and remember where they came from. Even when natural disasters occur, they hold benefit concerts and donate to charity.