Mikel Dyes

Music & Moods

Does Music Play a major role in the way we think and feel? Recently I have questioned not only the music that I listen to, but Also the musicians who are creating the music. I have long been a fan of music of every kind of genre there is. Im 32 years old and I can say that alot has changed with music and not only the sound but the message as well. I'd like to think that we as human beings set ouyr life soundtrack or album in our brains throughought our lifetime with our ups and downs, good times and bad, happy and sad. With this being said there are choices to make. Have you every decided to listen to a song on repeat just because you are so in tuned with the word, the beat, the harmony, the lyrics , the message? I've done this plenty of times and even woke up the next day with that same song stuck in my head. I'd like to say that for a good 5 years of my life I was living a very chaotic life becayse my influencers were musuicians. I tried to immitate the things these artist were talkung about in their songs and it didnt work out very well. I lost alot of friends, and even got into legal troubles do to the lifestyle I was living at this time. I was not a bad person, I was not even a criminal, I was a follower an individual who had no clear future because of my wrecklous thinking and decision making. I've taken responsibility for my actions and now times I meditate and reflect on the individual I use to be, this helps with my overall mood because it is important to understand that music will and can affect your mood a great deal. I hope that in the future Artist can understand that their music and message can play a major role in how many of us live our daily lives. I wish for a change mainly in the hip hop and rap industry because I personally feel Artist should take more responsibility for the issues in communities. For decades rap music and hip hop have been very influencial in America with rappers seeking fortune and fame, obtaining it and creating a negative image as role models for a struggling fan base. The objective is to come out of poverty and escape the life of drugs, alchohol, abuse, crime, and other problems. Here lies the problem, the message the artist is sending is violence, sex, guns , and crime. When an artist becomes a murder victim and glorified by the community this restarts the cycle because now the role model is no longer here. So what happens now an artist with an even more disturbing and violent message begins to take over the spotlight. With this being the regular routine for Rap artist it is clear that the industry needs change. If artist of the rap culture refuse to take responsibilty for this overall mess the next number one album will be called Who's Ready to Die.