Varró, GabriellaBácsi, Anett2013-05-212013-05-212009-04-072013-05-21http://hdl.handle.net/2437/168742In my thesis I am going to examine both the positive and the negative effects of rap from the birth of the genre to these days. I will show how hip hop culture came into existence from poverty and how one of its elements, that is emceeing, became the basis of a whole money-making industry and started to mean a way for the inner-city youth to break out from harsh conditions and gain wealth and fame. Furthermore, I am going to write in detail about the responsibility of rap performers and the significance of their genuineness. I call the attention to the importance of the way they describe their lifestyle, since their songs can form the identity of listeners, primarily impressionable teenagers.40enmusic lyricscultureThe Birth and Development of American and Hungarian Rap MusicdiplomamunkaDEENK Témalista::Művészetek::Zenetudományip