During The 1980’s we saw the rise of various genres of music. these genres were a result of artists implementing new things into their music, creating bangers that left us with some of the most memorable and important artists of that decade. Artists of the time like Hugh Masekla and Miriam Makeba, along with Stevie Wonder, used their style of music in order to address social issues. And ,Grace Jones with her diva persona assisted her into stepping over boundaries from what people considered music. These and so many other artists worked on their expression of disgust or gratitude through music, that helped shape it into what we know and hear today. The sound of the 1980’s was the sound of artists taking risks, from showing resistance to social issues, to adapting and changing the culture. These artists pushed the limits into what their music can sound like, changing the way artists of today create their music and use there platform.

The risk sound of the 80’s can be heard when artists attempt to incorporate a groovy flow into their music that speaks up against social injustice.

In addition, artist in the 1980’s used their music as a way to show resilience against tyrannical governments even if it risked there freedom, or ruined there image.

On top of that, music in the 80’s had a wide discography, with new genres emerging here and there, artist either had to indulge in the popping sound or risk being forgotten.

Furthermore, the risk took in creativity through wordplay or beat use, helped artist bring there genre mainstream while also shaping our mindset’s guideline in what we expect to hear whenever a genre is mentioned.

Last but not least, issues beyond a artist control can begin to negatively affect there ability’s, however that does not stop them from performing in shows and doing what they loved most which was creating music.

In conclusion, the 1980’s was such an innovative period of artists using their musical talent, to mix and match different sounds into the genres they liked most ultimately changing what people expect to hear when whatever genre is mentioned . These were just some of the artists that arose in the 80’s and created this sound of  “risk-taking” during a cultural shift in music. They used music to address real world problems while also creating something they know won’t be forgotten in time. The music from the 80’s encouraged other artists to be unafraid in their creative expression through music.