Vulgar Rap Lyrics, Their Causes, Effects

Harder, Faster, Stronger:
Pushing The Envelope
People say that I'm a bad influence
I say the world's already fucked, I'm just addin' to it
They say I'm suicidal, teenagers' newest idol {c'mon!}
C'mon do as I do, go ahead get mad and do it
-Eminem (Bad Influence, End of Days Soundtrack (1999))
Today's popular rap music contains what many consider to be some of the most explicit and often offensive subject matter ever contained in popular music. There is widespread controversy over the censorship of such materials, the reason for such materials, and the effects of such materials. …