Your Vices Are Music’s Fault
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers have found that one in three songs mention alcohol or drug use.
(Dr. Brian) Primack and his team, who presented their findings at a medical meeting, looked at the top 279 songs on the Billboard charts in 2005. They found that 33 percent made references to alcohol and drug use.
Nearly 80 percent of rap songs mentioned substance use, followed by 37 percent of country music lyrics, 20 percent of R&B/hip-hop and 14 percent of rock songs. Only nine percent of pop songs referred to drug or alcohol use.
One Response to “Your Vices Are Music’s Fault”
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On 11/12/07 1:53 PM, Jay DiNitto said:
Another reason hip hop is in a terrible state.
