The Correlation Between Rap and Violence

Did you know in 2015 there was a study that stated that murder was the cause of 51.5% of…

Women In Rap: Objectified and Mistreated

For many years and still today, the genres of rap and hip hop are male dominated, and…

The Drought: The Connection Between Hip-Hop & Poverty

How Women Have Redefined Hip Hop

It is safe to say that women have had a hard time trying to prove themselves in the hip-hop industry…

Sexism in Rock

As a whole, the music industry, specifically rock ’n’ roll and rap, relentlessly…

The Assault Against Women in Rap and Hip-Hop Music

One in four women will experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime (CDC, 2017). An average of 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States…

Hip Hop & Poverty

In the early 1970’s, US economic stagnation hit New York hard, resulting in a crisis that birthed the origins of hip hop. The…

Hip Hop and Its Effects on Teenage Mental Health

“Depressed,” a word some teens use way too much on a…

Rock Music and The Mental Health Stigma

Have you ever wondered what kind of impact that music has on us, and what important role…

Female Hip-Hop Artists and Discrimination

When it comes to the genre of hip hop and rap, who are some of the first artists that…