Music and Ideology

An ideology is a belief. Every musical genre has an accompanying ideology. Often genres divide along binary opposition or dichotomy.

Pop

- clean
- calm
- non-sexual
- Euphemistic
- No drugs or alcohol
- Happy/upbeat
- Professional / 'good' singing and playing
- Fake, artificial
- Money, success  

Rock 

- Dirty
- Aggressive/loud
- Sexual
- Literal
- Drugs / alcohol
- Angry / unhappy tone
- Appears to be less competent or concerned about professionalism (could be questioned)
- Authentic 'for real'

Hip- hop 

- Misogynistic (women hating) 

- Drugs 

- Women 

- Sexism 

- Swearing 

- Guns / violent crime