Narcocorridos

All over the world there are many different genres of music that people listen to. One of the most important things about music are the lyrics and messages that the song expresses. In the past three decades a new genre of music called Narcocorridos rose to popularity in Mexico and the United States. Narcocorridos are ballads that focus on drug dealers and drug trade among others things. While Narcocorridos are very popular there are still a lot of mixed feelings about them from different points of view because the messages they express are rumored to have caused deaths. The Narco culture and Narcocorridos have a strong effect on its audience; especially young people. The Narco lifestyle has become very seductive and lucrative to people who listen to the songs and watch the movies about the drug lords and the cartels. For people who have little or no income, it is very easy to fall victim to this lifestyle. The population that lives this lifestyle chose to worship the Holly death because they think that it will protect them from harm, which personally, I think, is pretty crazy. Younger generations would rather be drug dealers instead of doctors, lawyers, or teachers among other things due to the faster income and power that comes with it. With so many well known Narcocorridos such as “ La Reina del Sur” appealing to Hispanic listeners while praising drug dealers, it makes it seem widely acceptable to be drug dealing. Hispanic youth needs to realize that drug dealing is not the answer to their problems.