Quintavious Jones

Mrs. Kenly

British Lit

1 March 2018

Bibliography

Adam Schwartz. Rap`s Corrosive Materialism, sep 15, 2016

​Fetty Wap, Meek Mill, Drake, and many other rappers on Billboard chart drop singles

sending kids unhealthy messages in music forms. Rap has one ruinous message that is unique to

the genre: unabashed, runaway materialism. This editorial argues too much of rap music

promotes materialistic views in young adults. Seventeen years that Adam teaching high school

in Baltimore City, He come to regard rap as a curse on black kids.

Amy Morin, Can Music be a bad influence on kids and teens, Nov,11

​Teenager persisenly preoccupled their slef with music that is seriously destructive

themes and change in behavior such as isolution, drug abuse, and alchohol.

Dawn M Turner, Gang Alum: Some Rap Music Hurts Kids, Nov 6, 2015
Music controls the minds of many of the young men and teens who are gangbang.

Music also does a good job of product placement for drugs and alcohol. Gangbanging and drug
dealing appeared to offer a way out the hood. Rap music lyrics and the music itself can be poor

role models for kids.

James C. Mckinley, Jr, ​This Just In: Sex Songs Are Popular, Oct 5, 2011

​A recent study shows that the popular song lyrics at the State University of New York

shows messages about sexual relationships dominate the songs at the top of the charts and, also

songs about sex. This showed them that the songs about sex sell better than other songs.

Kevin Schwaller, ​ISU Professor Fights Sexualized Music Effects on Women,

Mar 20, 2017

​ Illinois State University professor and Assistant professor of communication 

Megan Hopper teamed up working to help put an end to the negative effects associated 

with sexualized music content and examine the messages in music videos and song 

lyrics. 

Leyla Norman, Can music affect teens in a postive way

​Music can help teens study better and earn higher grades.

No Praise for Songs on Drugs & Alcohol, Dec 5, 2017

 In Australian the top-20 songs over the past decade are about alcohol, tobacco or illicit

drugs. Research from the US found out that American are exposed to about 34 alcohol mentions

​ rofessor Simone Pettigrew says young people are heavily exposed

in popular music every day. ​ P

to popular music, with estimates of about three hours a day among 15 to 18-year-olds. Research

by Curtin University examined 508 songs from 2003 to 2015 that featured in the top 20.

Patrick Ryan, As the Culture Shifts, Violent Lyrics Persist, ​Nov 26, 2014

​Hip-hop's send bad messages is moving into a more accepting space. This culture was

born in the streets and are living by it. It shows in the music that are on the top charts. hip-hop

music will never go back to how it was back in the day it will always have violence and

misogyny in it.

Steva C Martiono, Exposure to degrading versus nondegrading music lyrics

and sexual behavior among youth,

​Sexual themes are common in much music and range from romantic and playful to

degrading and hostile

Tara Parker-Pope, Under the influence of music? Feb, 5

One in three popular songs contains explict references to drugs or alcohol use.