Rock Music Warning Label

There are various ethical issues in the production of songs with explicit lyrics. Music is believed to have an effect on a person's sense of self. Do people become violent because they listen to violence in music? It’s a fact that explicit lyrical content in black music for example, does have a negative impact, particularly on young listeners and that explicit imagery in music videos devalues black music and black people by reinforcing racist stereotypes. Whatever is "cool" and in the playground will have an effect in one way or another on the views, language and attitudes of the listener.
The recording industry has been doing a good job regulating itself and continues to strengthen its guidelines. The recording industry releases over 36,000 albums each year. The vast majority of these titles contain no explicit content. Stores like Wal-mart will not carry an explicit album on its shelves. In response to that, the overwhelming majority, if not all of the titles that are ex...