This is one of my biggest peeves about radio marketed to the Black community. Nearly every song denigrates women, glorifies drugs and materialism, or is about cheating, screwing, or loss of a loved one. There are VERY few positive uplifting songs that send a positive message to the listener. I have almost stopped listening to regular radio except for traffic information. I listen to XM dance channels or something.

And of course radio and music has influence. Why else would there be educational radio and tapes. Pisses me off when gangster rappers used to say that they didn't think their music had anything to do with youth in the hood blowing each other away on a regular basis. Yeah sure.

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