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A new study has revealed that youths who listen to rap music are more prone to alcohol and drug use and aggressive behavior.

A survey of over 1,000 community college students showed that rap was continually linked to alcohol use, potential alcohol use, drug use and aggressive behavior. Alcohol and drug use were also linked to techno and reggae music. The results were reportedly not affected by the students’ gender or ethnicity.

“People should be concerned about rap and Hip-Hop being used to market alcoholic beverages, given the alcohol, drug and aggression problems among listeners,” lead author Meng-Jinn Chen, Ph.D., a research scientist at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation’s (PIRE) Prevention Research Center, said in a statement. “That’s particularly true considering the popularity of rap and Hip-Hop among young people.”

“While we don’t fully understand the relationship between music preferences and behavioral outcomes, our study shows that young people may be influenced by frequent exposure to music lyrics that make positive references to substance abuse and violence,” Meng-Jinn explained.

This recommendation comes despite the fact that the study does not show any cause and effect relationship, but rather shows a correlation. In other words, people that like to drink alcohol, do drugs and act aggressive may like music that’s about alcohol, drugs and violence.
via: SOHH.com / Daily Hip-Hop News