INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE

Name: Carlos Ismael Garcia Martinez

ID: 1101629

Topic: The reason why rap music is still relevant and its explicit lyrics don’t seem to
disappear.
General Purpose: Make people understand the rap culture
Specific Purpose: Eradicate the discrimination towards rap music because of its origins and what it is
related to.
Thesis: Rap music is so explicit because is a real representation of the world and the
problems that affect us and ambitions we pursue. Rap is the representation of the American dream where an
individual that comes from nothing and takes everything.
Type of info. Speech: explanatory speech
Organizational Pattern: cause and effect

I. Introduction

A. Attention Getter: have you ever wondered why is rap music so explicit and why they
glorify unmoral behaviors?
B. Reason to Listen: understand the reality behind one of the most mainstream genres in
music nowadays.
C. Credibility Statement: I grew listening to this music and I also write my own songs.
D. Thesis Statement: Rap is explicit because of the actual situation of the world and even
that people may not like to admit it they love this type of stories where a man does anything
because of money and power which are the motors of today society.

E. Preview of Main Points:

1. Rap origins
2. Rap and gangs
3. Rap lyrics

II. Main Points:

A. Rap comes form marginalized people who didn’t had many chances in life.

1. What is rap

a. Composition of rap.
b. Rappers or MC’s.
c. Lyrics.
d. rhythm.

2. Where it was created.

a. First place were rap was made.
b. First time it was called by the name rap.
c. First famous MC.
d. rap jump to mainstream.

3. what was it first purpose.

a. what was it created for.

b. what type of people made this music.
 c. social context of the time.
d. where was this type of music being reproduced or singed.

Transition: Now that we know the origins of rap we will talk about its relationship with gangs.

B. Rap is related to gangs and the streets.

1. How rap got related to gangs.

a. Eastcoast
b. westcoast
c. Crips
d. bloods

2. How gangsters making rap and managing artis careers changed the focus or topic of
the songs.

a. Suge Knight
b. Puff Daddy
c. Tupac
d. Notorious BIG

3. Why is this still relevant until today

a. Street backup
b. Dangerous lifestyle of some rappers
c. Dirty money
d. Respect and fear

Transition: finally we are going over the rap lyrics.

C. Rap lyrics can be about anything but they talk about “negative” values and behaviors
because it is what people want to listen .

1. Drug abuse
a. The constant use of narcotics in the rap community
b. Reasons why they justify the use of narcotics
c. Why is this a reality for most of these celebrities
d. Why the expose this on their songs
2. Sex

a. Why is rap music so appealing to sex

b. Business strategy
c. Sex sales
d. It’s a reality for everyone

3. violence.

a. Why are rappers so violent

b. Why some rappers admit committing crimes on their songs
c. The image of the rapper
d. Respect on the streets
III. Conclusion

A. Review of Main Points:

1. Rap comes form marginalized people who didn’t had many chances in life.

2. Second, Rap is related to gangs and the streets .

3. Finally, Rap lyrics can be about anything but they talk about “negative” values
and behaviors because it is what people want to listen.

B. Restate Thesis: Rap music is so explicit because is a real representation

of the world and the problems that affect us and
ambitions we pursue. Rap is the representation of the
American dream where an individual that comes from
nothing and takes everything.

C. Closure: In conclusion we shouldn’t look at music any different

from any other product, Rap is a product just like any
other you consume on a daily basis and if this type of
music is still alive is because there are consumers that are
willing to listen to it.