Exploring Positive Effects of Rap Music
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It is often suggested that the lyrics and message in these types of music support and promote aggression, bigotry, illicit sexual behaviors, suicide, drug use, homicide, and violence(Ballard & Dodson,1999,p.... The potential threats include: pregnancy, drugs, sexually transmitted disease, suicide, and accidents (Mendelson, 1989, p.... Few studies that focus on the idea that music lyrics have direct impact on the increase in adolescent suicide have a general consensus that there may be a direct association between music and suicide and suicide ideation, or similar thoughts(Scheel & Westefeld,1999,p....