Mainsteam Music's Effect on Pop Culture

In reading my blog for the next few months you will come to a distinct realization of my passion for music.
Music has had huge effects and has helped develop millions of cultures all over the world. For example, look at mainstream music's effect on popular culture.
Some of the music we hear today gives an unrealistic view of wealth and body image, as you would see in most Rap and Hip-Hop music videos. Mainstream Rap and Hip-Hot is also commonly associated with crime, drugs, alcoholism and promiscuity.
Another negative aspect of mainstream music is that, like any other industry, it is a business so a lot of music is trying to sell things rather than it just being artistic expression.
Along with the negative effects there are many positives. It is definitely a positive to see that, commonly today, there are many artists that are supporting their music independently, promoting a healthy body image and even supporting charities and other organizations.
In the end, it's up to the artist to choose whether their music is going to have a negative or positive impact on their culture.

Works Cited

Young, Stephen, “Mainstream Music: Effect on Popular Culture”, Musicouch.com, December 24^th, 2007, Available: http://www.musicouch.com/Musicouching/Mainstream-Music-Effect-on-Popular-Culture.71957/1