Do you like to listen to music? Some people listen to music to change their mood. An ubeat song can make us feel happy. A slow song might make us calm and mellow. But music can change more than just our emotions. It can change the way we dress and talk, too.

In the 1990's rap music became very popular. Before rap music, people sould sing the words to a song. In rap music, the words in a song are spoken very quickly. Lots of people started listening to rap music. Most of them were teenagers. After a while, teenagers did more than just listen to it.They started to imitate their favortite rap stars. They wanted to be just like them.