Popular in the United States, the rhythmic music known as rap can be traced back generations to its ethnic origins. Centuries before hip hop music existed, West African tribes told stories rhythmically, over drums and sparse instrumentation. The connections between virtual tribal tales and rap music have been recognized by many modern "tribes", spoken word artists, mainstream news sources, and academics. In the 21st century, rappers rap about their lives and how the place they grew up in was very difficult and that's why a lot of people think so much about rap music, because there are a lot of connections that rappers can relate to. A lot of people don't like rap music because they say it's too violent or the people involved are just very violent. Many people say this because most people who rap or listen to rap music, grew up in the “Ghetto”. The “Ghetto” is a place where no one wants to be because it is very violent, you can hear gunshots and people screaming and arguing because of the situation they find themselves in. The people in the ghetto are in a bad situation because...