Although artists do not create certain music to cure diseases or make scientific or technological discoveries, music is one thing that society can never live without. For both artists and their listeners, music offers an indispensable beauty that helps fulfill lives and connect with nature. Music expresses the human condition in the purest way and affects everyone on a personal level. Plato, a well-known classical Greek philosopher, once said, “If you want to measure the spiritual depth of society, be sure to score its music.” Artists generally collaborate songs to represent popular pop culture, social issues, and desires for their society and current era. For example, controversial issues such as sex, violence, racism and discrimination have been represented across many musical genres including blues, R&B, Disco/Funk and Hip Hop. When comparing previous historical periods to our current era, one can see huge differences in how they are exemplified in the genres that illustrated their music to address these specific issues. For example, when talking about historical periods they focus more on messages important to black communities such as freedom from racism, sexism and discrimination, for example R&B conveyed a struggle for freedom and stereotypes. On the other hand, recent genres like hip hop do not convey a message, or if they portray one, the messages do not represent black culture as a whole. Blues is a musical genre that laments inequality, while at the same time expressing sensitive discomfort. for the death of loved ones, optimism for a better life, trade and money. The central idea of ​​blues performance is that after listening to or performing the blues, one is able to overcome the pain and the obvious... middle of paper... social norm within which the music was created . Music from the time period is about racism and the dominant race, although racism is still around in recent decades, but it is not talked about or as outspoken in society. Works Cited Nelson, George. The death of Rhythm and Blues. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1988. Nelson, George. American Hip Hop. New York: Viking, 1998.God Love Sex: Disco and the Gospel Impulse and “Disco Sucks,” in WERNER, pp. 203-211.LaGrone, Kheven Lee, “From Minstrelsy to Gangsta Rap: The "N-----" as a Product of American Popular Entertainment,” Journal of African American Men, Fall 2000 v5 i2 p117Marcyliena, Morgan.” Hip-Hop Women Rip Off the Veil: Race and Class in Popular Feminist Identity. South Atlantic Quarterly, V104 I3, p425-444.Katel, Peter. “Discussing Hip-Hop: Is Gangsta Rap Harming Black Americans?” June 15, 2007 Volume 17, issue 23.