1. Kanye West feat. Pusha T, ‘Runaway’
2. Kanye West feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver, “Monster”
3. Cee Lo Green, ‘F**k You’
The music that has made the Top 10 [let alone the top 50] portrays an uprise of rap and pop music. It also portrays a disgusting highlight of profanity and sexual vulgarity that paints the picture of popularity in today’s music. Over 496,000 copies were sold during the first week [alone] that it was released [release date November 20th, 2010], although both of Kanye’s tracks listed above were released in October of that year.
While the language and themes portrayed are repeated throughout these songs, the widest consumers and listeners of these songs are in fact the American youth and/or under 30 years old. While, as a society, we frown upon the vulgar contents of these songs, we continue to allow our children to hear it regularly, and repeat the foul language or learn to appreciate the vile actions displayed through the lyrics as cool or normal.
America’s taste for rude and distasteful songs making the Top 10 list for “Popular Music” should bring anyone to believe that our country is irresponsible and vulgar in our songs [which would inevitably be traced to an assumption that the people are the same, for music choice is often linked to behavior and life decisions].
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