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been protesting police violence in their music for decades as illustrated in documents 2 and 5 in the late 1980s and early 1990s, rappers from different parts of the U.S. described the brutal and discriminatory police tactics they witnessed in their communities, perhaps most famously "N.W.A.'s "F- tha Police" from 1988. In the same year, New York's KRS-One refers to the racist origins of American police in "Sound of da Police," which makes a connection to the violent tactics used against African Americans during slavery. Furthermore, rap music has also been used as a vehicle for self- awareness in the black community. Indeed, as shown in Document 2 in March 2016, the national civil rights museum opened a controversial exhibit titled kin killin' kin that retraces in history the history of conscious rap. Hip hop music has become one of the flagship forms of storytelling. Since the 1980s, black rappers have conveyed stories of urban violence through their music from various angles. In 1996, New York rapper Nas released the unforgettable "I Gave You Power," in which he spoke from the animated perspective of a gun, Nas depicted the paradoxical existence of the gun: "My creation was for black people to kill black people." Gun violence and violence within the black community have always been huge topics in rap, but so has racism as in Public Enemy's 1989 song, "Fight the Power" or as changes of 2pac released on 1998 as shown in document 1 2pac was raised by two parents who were actively part of the black panther party. Tupac is considered a conscious rapper denouncing the social problems within the African American community through his sounds such as Dear mama, Keep yo head up or Brenda's got a baby. Through this song 2pac expresses his desire for more equality, he does not blame only the whites for all the hate. He is realistic and finds that black people are also to blame and must stand up and create change themselves. Throughout the narrative of a black youth in the American ghetto. Tupac addresses his community, and this song is his statement about the problems his community was facing. It highlights important issues such as drugs (the song talks about the crack epidemic of the 80's and 90's, which was especially prevalent in black neighborhoods), poverty, racism, gang violence and police brutality. The song conveys a powerful message of peace and equality .Queen Latifah also brings a new and different subject with her song "U.N.I.T.Y." released in 1993 which deals with women and minorities who suffer because of frustrated men who turn to violence because of their social condition and the inequalities suffered daily. Throughout the history of rap, many great figures have been able to raise their voices on the different social problems concerning the black community just like 2pac rapper of 90's. Over time, other rappers have taken up the torch such as Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole or Lil Baby which leads me to document 6 entitled "Lil Baby - The Bigger Picture". Indeed, after the death of George Floyd, Lil Baby released a song entitled "Bigger Picture" in which he expresses his frustration with the way the police think and act towards the Afro-American community and this implies a lack of confidence in the police on their part. However, through this song Lil Baby also makes a retrospection of himself and on the problematic writing of lyrics about violence and drugs in rap which justifies as being a solution to "let off steam". II. Rap as a negative influence on the African American community while rap is a vector of self-knowledge and peace inside the black community it also can have a negative influence on them. Document b is a great example of this influence on the black community. First with the language used by black rappers who constantly use the "N-word," like 2pac in the song changes, who casually insults women using the "b- word" and denigrates gays using the "f------" word. This language is detrimental to black culture, especially to young people. To continue, the promotion of violence in rap music is also a very big problem. Indeed, even though rap music sells to youth around the world the consequences are felt in the black community. Today "gangsta rap" has evolved into drill music, (Drill is a subgenre of hip hop music that originated in Chicago in the early 2010s. It is sonically similar to the subgenre of trap music and lyrically similar to the subgenre of gangsta rap). But the problem is still the same, the one who "drills" is a black man shooting another black man, these celebrations between blacks have real consequences in the world because these many young men cannot walk in the street for fear of being attacked or drilled by another young rapper or "gangsta" rapper. They "diss" each other by making threats in their songs and some reinforce this image of being a true criminal by killing one of their rivals. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has made the connection between drill music and black youth killing each other and has sounded the alarm on the phenomenon. He declared war on rap drills and promised to punish violent people who use rap drills to display the people they have killed, and then alienate the people they are going to kill. All this violence is even more relevant with the recent death of Takeoff famed migos member which highlights the music industry's role in the unfortunate tendency of black men to die young which is actually highlighted and demonstrated in document 4. Indeed, this rapper's death came just weeks after the deaths of rapper PnB Rock and Trouble. In 2022, more than 10 African American rappers were killed. Studies show that male rappers and hip-hop artists have a lower life expectancy. According to The Conversation, violence is responsible for 51% of rapper deaths. The life expectancy of male rappers and hip-hop artists is about 30 years. According to KFF, a nonprofit organization, the life expectancy of black men is 68 years, compared to 77.6 years for whites and 78.8 years for Hispanics. This shows that in some ways, rap music and violence seem to go hand in hand. Moreover, there is a cost to young blacks listening to, watching, and imitating these artists. Many black youths aspire to be rappers. They are poisonous role models for these young people. Like Nba Youngboy who is quoted in the article, one of the biggest stars of this new generation rapper named "YoungBoy Never Broke Again [NBA]". His rebellious and criminal past are part of his appeal. He gained attention with a "rap beef" with another rapper in which they threatened to kill each other. The 22-year-old has ten children with seven different women and has spent time in and out of jail. Nba YoungBoy has a huge influence, especially on young boys, he reinforces the stereotypes of the ghetto black man and in particular the absent black father, which is a real problem in the black community. Prosecutors have it being a "danger to the community". To conclude, it should also be added that today there is not only music but also the clips that go with it which reinforces these stereotypes about black people and the influence they can have. Therefore, rap music also has a bad impact on black women - black rappers denigrate black women and sexualize them through music videos. The clear message from the early days of rap to today's music is that young Black men can find wealth by rapping about gang violence or joining a gang. Most people seem to turn a blind eye to its flaws and offer a bunch of excuses for its negative impact on black people and the ugly stereotypes it perpetuates in white minds. To conclude rap music has always been used by African Americans to express their issues and their desire but also to inform people and their community. however, rap is a double-edged vector because while allowing to denounce the violence aimed to the black community it strengthens and deepens the stereo- types related to that community. Rap isn't the only vector used by the black community to denounce their issues. Art in general has been used by black people to denounce the social inequalities and the racial system established in the USA. Throughout movies as the hate that u give or boyz n the hood or with the famous afro-american film maker producer spike lee.