What's Music got to do with it?

What's Music got to do with it? Everything. The way we live, dress, treat each other, and our everyday actions are influenced by Music. How, you say? Well a lot of youth believe that the lifestyle they should have is: many cars, many houses, mad money, and mad honey's. They look at the rappers or the huge music artists and believe that their life should be that way. Sucess is obtained through record deals or having songs at the top of the chart. But also, by becoming doctors, Lawyers, Nurses, Biologists, Scientists and many more. Many who chose these careers have enough money to buy many cars, many houses. Success does not only come with degreees, but reaching your goal, trying your hardest, and letting no one get in the way of your dreams. The clothes we wear and the new styles that we style out, were first worn by a musical artist and then the public rapidly. For examples, scarfs, skinny jeans, "Kanye Shades", checkered belts, hairstyles,etc. Let's not mention our style of language, swaggs and our whole mentality. Do you think that Music is a good influence on teens, that if it changed for the good that it could improve teens? Or do you think that Music is a bad influence on teens, and will make them worse? Let's talk about the way we talk to each other. Women are being called a lot of names. Names that are harmful and uncalled for. One day a rapper comes up with a new name for a female, and the next day, a youth is being suspended from school for calling a female that. Music is the author of our language,the way we treat each other and music shapes society. Do you think that Music is a good thing and that if it changed for the good, that it would improve teens? Or do you believe that Music is bad and it makes teens worse?

News about Teens

Many people say that the Rochester region, is one of the worst places to live. Is that true? With Rochester's high crime rate and deaths tolls rising higher than highway tolls? And everyone blames each other for it. While the East side blames the West side and the West side blames the South side, everyone outside of the Rochester area are blaming every side. The East side, West side, South side, North side, Up side, Down side, and the Flip side. Each side is still Rochester as a whole. Many suburban regions believe what they see on the News and what they hear from other people who have "visited" the city. The city of Rochester is not a bad place, Rochester just has some bad people. So everyone is bad? Of course not. There are just many people who value their weapons and their reputation more than their lives or their family. Recently, the Rochester Curfew was abolished and ruled unconstitutional. Do teens need a curfew? Is it the parents' job or the police's job to make sure their teen is off the street at night and home studying for that big state exam tomorrow? What do you think? And how do you feel about every minority being dipicted as having "Baby-Mama-Drama", or that they're;a drug dealer, a criminal, or going no where in life? What part of a person should be looked at and judged? Their situation, their living standards, their community, rumors, the color of their skin, gender, sexuality,race, or character? What do you think?

The "New Boyz Fashion"

Lately, you may have noticed that a lot more boys than girls are rockin' skinny jeans. Could it be the influence many have gotten from the New Boyz "Jerk" video? Now ladies how do we feel about males rockin skinnies? And boys how do you feel about either you or ya' homies rockin' 'em? Are skinnies for everyone? Some say no, and some say yea. What do you think? This is a prime example of how Music influences our Fashion and our "Teenaged World". Do you think that boys should stop rockin' them and leave the skinnies to the girls? Or should everyone be able to wear what they want? What's you opinion? Boy or Girl, every comment and thought is important.

Teach Me How to Jerk---Audio Push

The song "You're a Jerk" by New Boyz got some people out of their seats but many found the dance difficult to do. New dance crazes have been sweeping the nation. These dances have them bobbing their heads again to fresh new beats. The dance crazes;the jerk, the reject, and "dippin' " are viewed from the music group, Audio Push's new video: Teach Me How to Jerk. Although many absolutely love this song and jam to it with their friends all the time, there are a few who dislike the new dance crazes.

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Some find them harder to do than the original jerk by the New Boyz and find it falling flat on the charts. Are the dances something to praise up or shut down? Which dance is easier the New Boyz "jerk" or Audio Push's "jerkin' ", "reject", and "dippin' "? What's your opinion of Audio Push?

Are they better than the New Boyz?