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Hip-Hip As A Contemporary Teen Religion

My aim is to investigate whether in some aspect` Hip-hop is a
contemporary religion for the youth. I believe this research has
strong sociological implications and my interest in music and how
music influences the behaviour and attitudes of an individual. I
believe that young people who listen to hiphop music are influenced in
various ways mainly the dress code and language. Patricia McBroom
(American Public Affairs) stated “many middle class parents thought it
was just a fad when their teenagers started wearing jeans that sagged
below their hips in imitation of hiphop culture.” Hiphop culture has
been seen as a culture that has been adopted by many youths who listen
to hiphop music around the globe. According to Michael Eric Dyson a
professor of religious studies and an expert in youth culture at the
DePaul University in Chicago claims “hiphop is an extraordinary
cultural development. It is unquestionably the most important popular
cultural phenomenon to hit in quite some time, and its reach is now
global. The Japanese wear dreads and rap about Compton, while the
polish play the ‘F**k the Police’ while celebrating their liberation
from tyranny.” I have chosen an aim over hypothesis because I don’t
know the outcome of my investigation

Objectives: In order to carry out my aim that in some aspect “Hiphop
is a contemporary religion for youths”, my aims are:

1. To define Hiphop.

2. To give a brief history of the evolution of hiphop

3. To give a sociological definition of religion

4. To investigate if hiphop can be related to as a religion.

5. To investigate why youth turn into hiphop for identity.

I am of the belief that hiphop culture can be seen as a form of
struggle from the wider society which belief and values are generally
accepted in the society. Hiphop being a form of struggle from the
wider society can be seen as a religion because it holds its own
values and beliefs from the wider...