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Hip-hop gets blamed for being a bad influence — but the data shows a different story #TEDTalks
Hip-hop often gets blamed for its controversial lyrics. What if there was a way to actually measure its impact on people’s lives? Analyzing 40 years’ worth of radio station data and lyrics from rappers like Tupac, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar, economist Roland Fryer puts one of culture’s most notorious debates on trial.
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@ArianaJohnsonon-p4v
September 8, 2026 at 7:18 pm
Very interesting and relevant topic! Looking forward to your next video! 👅💋
@nathanhyatt5869
September 8, 2026 at 7:18 pm
That’s definitely one opinion .
@tc-aGsZXNjZW5laG9ybnN0cmF3d2ef
September 8, 2026 at 8:41 pm
Bro does his research, comes in with the data. You:
“Opinion” 😂
@TeamRogers7
September 8, 2026 at 7:21 pm
One Perfect Opinion Only!
@tc-aGsZXNjZW5laG9ybnN0cmF3d2ef
September 8, 2026 at 8:44 pm
Yes. When you take away all his data and research on the topic, you’re left with your denialist opinion.
@oo7PorscheMGS
September 9, 2026 at 11:30 am
Opinion based on facts, you’re free to give a counter argument based on other facts if you care to.
@EPR-6
September 8, 2026 at 7:26 pm
Meanwhile, _in the real world…_
@tc-aGsZXNjZW5laG9ybnN0cmF3d2ef
September 8, 2026 at 8:43 pm
He showed the real world data.
Meanwhile in your personal opinion contradicted by data…
@youwild00
September 9, 2026 at 1:11 am
@EPR-6 I guess you’re the type to believe there’s such a thing as “alternative facts”
@oOStill
September 9, 2026 at 4:11 am
.. the reason for inequality are dumb politicians, greedy entrepreneurs and lower education.
@DY2784
September 8, 2026 at 7:27 pm
Entertainment ought to reflect a Person’s values…🤔🤔🤔
@tc-aGsZXNjZW5laG9ybnN0cmF3d2ef
September 8, 2026 at 9:30 pm
Entertainment ought to be entertaining. Not boring.
Maybe provocative, so people reflect.
Maybe cathartic so people can feel some release of the pent up emotions they have.
Why impoverish people’s lives when this hasn’t even been shown to cause worse outcomes?
@DY2784
September 8, 2026 at 7:29 pm
YEAH, right!🙄🙄🙄
@tc-aGsZXNjZW5laG9ybnN0cmF3d2ef
September 8, 2026 at 8:45 pm
Is presented with data.
Responds with baseless dismissal.
@bojangles5232
September 8, 2026 at 9:29 pm
@tc-aGsZXNjZW5laG9ybnN0cmF3d2ef
Responds with another meaningless comment
@oo7PorscheMGS
September 9, 2026 at 11:29 am
Yeah, it is right…
@sirchadiusmaximusiii
September 8, 2026 at 7:57 pm
Gaslighting 101. No accountability?? Wow *color* me shocked.
@tc-aGsZXNjZW5laG9ybnN0cmF3d2ef
September 8, 2026 at 8:47 pm
He showed up with data. You showed up with nothing.
@IamAlpharius0
September 8, 2026 at 8:00 pm
I grew up in a black area in the south and most black young folks were trying to emulate what they heard in rap, and some white too.
It hasn’t changed much since I was young, though the culture has become stupider.
@tc-aGsZXNjZW5laG9ybnN0cmF3d2ef
September 8, 2026 at 8:54 pm
We we all bought some bling, got ourselfs a mic and fruityloops, but it didn’t turn us into criminals….
It’s always the same nonsense. Tv shows, video games, and it’s always bogus and disproved.
@tc-aGsZXNjZW5laG9ybnN0cmF3d2ef
September 8, 2026 at 9:05 pm
It was the same with dragon ball, gta, etc….
Boomers were consistently wrong.
@monopolizedopamine
September 8, 2026 at 9:48 pm
No no! GTA causes mass schootings and not the unmitigated access to firearms and extremely limited access to mental health support and evaluation. It has always been this simple but even when you pull the data line for line, point for point, year over year, as you know, the rampant racism keeping the country with a foot in the grave will never stop perpetuating the propaganda.
@tc-aGsZXNjZW5laG9ybnN0cmF3d2ef
September 8, 2026 at 10:07 pm
@monopolizedopamine Prejudice has always been such a convenient distraction…
@franimal86
September 9, 2026 at 8:29 am
Satanic panic, rock and roll, drag queens…
@ajwalker4416
September 8, 2026 at 9:06 pm
This guy is trying to sell something. That’s why he’s “cooked the books” to make it sound like it’s not causing harm. But any Black American who’s been around longer than this guy can show you when it started to become a problem. This guy is trying to sell something and has a vested interest to speak on this topic that has nothing to do with the betterment of Black Americans.
@tc-aGsZXNjZW5laG9ybnN0cmF3d2ef
September 8, 2026 at 9:16 pm
False.
Your narrative has consistently been false from dragon ball to video games. The data shows this over and over.
@someperson7
September 8, 2026 at 11:29 pm
I am skeptical of your dubious tale
@oo7PorscheMGS
September 9, 2026 at 11:28 am
I am skeptical of your comment 🤡
@HackSawSees
September 9, 2026 at 12:53 am
People write about what they know. Music is more often than not, a reflection of society, not a driver.
@rhaegartargaryen9315
September 9, 2026 at 1:29 am
Yes, if lyrics are to go with. Next generations of doctors, lawyer and engineers, maybe that’d listen and not follow their steps but sadly far and few in between who actually think “gangsta and hood life” is all they have, and end up all they have due to their actions. I feel like Black community isn’t harsh enough on realty, MLK would have been ashamed. Lift people up, not push them down.
@autumndaze8
September 9, 2026 at 3:12 am
Trained the ai you say?! I’m immediately shutting down anything you have to say. Do your own research to prove your fkin point.
@jsundb02
September 9, 2026 at 4:13 am
And the correct English, grammatically correct English? No we is …
@sotastatesoulja
September 9, 2026 at 10:04 am
@jsundb02 the structure of language is a constantly evolving, why do you think languages have been lost with time? GRammatically correct to you is not grammatically correct to say a Jamaican or South African, language is constantly evolving. Grow up, boomer.
@jsundb02
September 9, 2026 at 4:18 am
And how many songs have helped in the adamemic subjects in school? Support and inspires to working hard.
@oo7PorscheMGS
September 9, 2026 at 11:25 am
@jsundb02 huh? Songs aren’t meant to help you study 😂, what a weird and probably racist comment 🤡
@PBKAC_WARRIOR
September 9, 2026 at 4:45 am
Researcher bias and neurolinguistic programming. (Full stop at the end there)
@MrRoberthafetz
September 9, 2026 at 7:10 am
ITs reflection of the culture caused by lack of a father in the home
@Sir_Loin_Of_Beef
September 9, 2026 at 8:07 am
I mean… Metal has crazy violent and aggressive content in it and metalheads are the chillest people out there so it makes sense
@Shroudheim
September 9, 2026 at 8:49 am
When a person who happens to be black is mean to me for apparently no reason, I blame the cops for being so demonic towards black folk.
@oo7PorscheMGS
September 9, 2026 at 11:27 am
Wtf are you on about
@ericmathurin1913
September 9, 2026 at 9:19 am
This is an absurd argument
@oo7PorscheMGS
September 9, 2026 at 11:25 am
Which one….
@ericmathurin1913
September 9, 2026 at 11:29 am
@oo7PorscheMGS the fact that rap or hiphop culture has does not affect black communities? I think it affects ALL communities. It influences behavior. All forms of art does.
@oo7PorscheMGS
September 9, 2026 at 11:33 am
@ericmathurin1913 the data shows otherwise 😂🤷🏻♂️. People been crying about hard rock and videogames and comic books for decades. There are other, MUCH bigger influences.
@ericmathurin1913
September 9, 2026 at 2:40 pm
@oo7PorscheMGS Video games, hard rock, TV shows, movies, music—all forms of art have influence. I don’t trust the data claiming hip-hop has no impact. The bottom line is that our five societal institutions (religion, education, government, economy, and family) have a massive impact on our behavior. In a capitalist society, art falls directly under the economy, education, and government. As a young Black man, I looked up to my favorite rappers. Because they were rich, considered cool and influential. That means once upon a time, I thought it was cool to talk, walk, and act like them. Just the other day, I was sitting at the dinner table and my niece recited a lyric from Sexyy Red about her “coochie pink” and “booty hole brown.” Mind you, my niece is 25% black 75% white and she’s only 10 yrs old!. I also know young people who think it’s cool to be a gangster because of the influence of gangster movies and rap songs.Trying to ignore the impact of the art we consume is wildly irresponsible. My argument is that all art influences everyone’s behavior—not just Black people. Lastly, its not just the art itself that influences us, but it sure is a piece of it!
@oo7PorscheMGS
September 9, 2026 at 3:26 pm
@ericmathurin1913 other things have MUCH more impact than listening to a song does. I don’t go out and shoot people just cuz I listen to aggressive music by Tupac, Dre and Eminem. Use your brain, there are MUCH bigger factors than music and games and movies 😂
@Mohavetech
September 9, 2026 at 10:32 am
Fantastic! I fully agree!
@danzashadow
September 9, 2026 at 1:09 pm
The same thing was studied about metal music as well
@thejaredwilcurt
September 9, 2026 at 1:21 pm
Sorta just cruised on by how the data was collected and analyzed by AI. I am suspicious of these findings without greater clarity about the parameters used.
@Christian-m3e5m
September 9, 2026 at 1:36 pm
It’s hip-pop….
@Toebeans-mp3ef
September 9, 2026 at 4:05 pm
Well, do people know and understand the lyrics? How many people make up lyrics until they know them 🤔🤭 Music creates a flow – the underlying flow in hip-hop is achievement and drive. From there, you get a tempo, focus, and synchronicity. That’s why music like Daft Punk is good for certain office work. Tuning the uni-verse requires many (spinal)cords in-pitch and on key 🤓✨🫸🎹⌨️🎼🫷🙇♀️
@poolboy1690
September 9, 2026 at 4:11 pm
“Inequality creates hip-hop.” ❤
@davidbetts712
September 9, 2026 at 10:01 pm
Just bc HH doesn’t “cause” societal decline you can’t deny it’s glamorous presentation of anti social behavior
@VinnyLogz
September 10, 2026 at 4:27 pm
America has the richest and most prosperous Black people.
@kamohlaubrey336
September 10, 2026 at 5:55 pm
This is the kind of study we need
@ThomasGrand89
September 11, 2026 at 12:30 pm
So, then misogyny makes things better, too? Tell that to the feminists.