Songs make common graphic references to sex, drugs and violence, unlike the past where sensitive issues were cleverly veiled. ... Teenagers, who listen to heavy metal or rock music, are attracted because they can connect the lyrics of these songs with their own troubled feelings. "Gangsta rap" music is another type of music that has been very influential over the years. ... Studies have shown that exposure to rap music "tends to lead to a higher degree of acceptance of the use of violence... "[4] We can also see in the media that some rap artists are being arrested for violent crimes in re...

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One young Englewood native, Keith Cozart (better known as rapper Chief Keef), has spearheaded a movement in Chicago and across the nation focusing on the uprising of a new genre of music: "drill"" music. ... Keef has been shot at by the police, arrested on gun charges, is responsible for a child, and was investigated in the murder case of fellow teenage Chicago rapper Joseph "Lil Jojo" Coleman" (7) (8). ... Drill music, however, has stirred up intense controversy among listeners, as its performers are a plethora of archetypal "Chief Keef's " that rap about what they know: graphic violence...

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