![]() ![]() Listening to the record was not such a joy for our hosts, however. Trap music is dominating the hip-hop charts, and the lyrics to Hustlin, Blow and almost every other song on Port of Miami are about the joys of selling cocaine. Despite what the study above might have you believe, it is the drugs of sex, drugs and rock and roll that appear to be prevailing. Ross’ single Hustlin has become the most downloaded ringtone of all time, and his new album Port of Miami, is proving to be one of the big hip-hop hits of the summer. Port of Miami Rick RossĪlso making news this month is Miami rapper Rick Ross. Most of these young listeners seemed to be channeling Dick Clark: They just want a great beat they can dance to. Plus, rock and roll has always been about sex, and after speaking with a number of teenagers in downtown Chicago, Sound Opinions is convinced that tastes have not really changed. So Jim, Greg and many experts caution against scapegoating one single thing when it comes to teens having sex. They are reminded of previous attempts to thwart dangerous rock music, like those of the Parents’ Music Resource Center in the ‘80s and people concerned with future Columbines in the ‘90s. Of course, degrading is in the eye of the beholder, and Jim and Greg are a little bit suspicious of the RAND Corp.’s goals. ![]() According to the think tank, teens who regularly listened to music with degrading lyrics at the start of the study were more likely to start having sex over the next two years than teens who listened to music that was sexual, but not necessarily degrading. The RAND Corporation recently released the findings of their study on music lyrics and teen sexual behavior. Audio player Download Subscribe via iTunes Music News ![]()
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