(a) Read the article, The Influence of Rap/Hip-Hop Music. What is the premise of the article? What are the main findings of the article? How does rap music influence attitudes towards domestic violence? The premise of the article "Changing Images of Violence in Rap Music Lyrics: 1979-1997" is that from 1979 to 1997 there was a dramatic increase in the level of violence in rap music that is seen in a more progressively positive light. Consequently, social conditions must change to reduce youth violence. These findings indicate that there has been a dramatic and sustained increase in the level of violence in rap music. The percentage of songs mentioning violence increased from 27% in the period 1979-1984 to 60% in the period 1994-1997. Furthermore, depictions of violence in later songs are seen in a more positive light, as demonstrated by their increasing association with glamour, wealth, masculinity, and personal prowess. Further analysis revealed that genre, particularly gangster rap, is the most powerful predictor of the increase in the number of violent references in songs. Discussion suggests that violence in rap music has increased in response to the complex interaction of changing social conditions such as high levels of youth violence in the 1980s and changing business practices in the music industry (Herd, 2009, p. 395) . The implications for preventing violence in the media make it imperative that social scientists suggest strategies to limit the prevalence and/or impact of these issues (Herd, 2009, p. 403). “Parental Advisory” labels were used by record companies to identify albums and compact discs with explicitly violent lyrical content, but this strategy proved ineffective because “the rating of the music… half of the paper… 11, January). (NOTE TO SUPPORT THE QUESTION, 2011, p. [Page #]).5. Cundiff, G. (2013). Research in Communications, 4(1).(Cundiff, 2013, p. [Page #]).6. www.lyricsfreak.com/d/dmx/x+is+coming_20041248.html (“X Is Coming Lyrics,” n.d.).7. Nelly drill of versions From Derrty (n.d.). You Tube web: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb0YT1f8bRc("Nelly Tip Drill From," nd).8. Gabbidon, S., & Greene, H. (2013). Los Angeles, California: Sage Publications.9. Criminal District Court No. 2 Dallas County, Texas, AGREED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, Dupree (Tex. 2011). (Dallas Criminal District Court No. 2, 2011).