Wizerunek rodziny we współczesnym przekazie muzyki hip‑hopowej [The image of a family in contemporar...

The article is a voice in the discussion on the contemporary Polish rap music and the image of a family created there by artists. Its aim is to present current trends in music and to indicate the necessity to promote performers who shape a positive image of a family in listeners, while warning against the demoralization of young people. In the first part, a historical outline of hip-hop music in Poland is presented in a synthetic way. The beginnings of rap have been described as well as the social background which the artists originated from. The second part shows the positive dimension of rap music. The analysis has shown that many artists, under the influence of changing their lives, began to treat rap as a mission in order to shape mature behaviour in a young man. The last part of the article presents the results of a survey in which Internet users were asked about contemporary music trends. The research has shown that currently popular artists do not present a positive image of a family, however, they frequently distort it.