Rap Music

Rap and Rock n’ roll music is an influence on teens Rap and Rock n’roll artist such as Ice T, N.W.A, Marilyn Mason, Korn and most recently Eminem have been criticize for their violent lyrics. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) revised policy statement in 1996 state that although there were no studies documenting a cause-and-effect relationship between sexually explicit or violent lyrics and adverse behavioral effects, there is ample evidence given the …

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