Hip Hop Therapy

The article “Hip Hop Therapy” by Edgar H. Tyson explains the results of a study in which researchers explore a form of therapy for troubled teens that uses rap music’s lyrics. Although in the past these experiments including rap music and troubled youth have focused on the negative effects, this study utilizes a combination of previously effective therapeutic theories to affect them positively. It makes sense that these researchers are trying and tap into this rarely used genre, since it is such a great influence on the youth today.

Music therapy was initially limited as only an auditory stimulus and a constructive expression for youth. Recently though, researchers have begun to explore the lyrical aspects of music as a form of therapy. Bibliotherapy on the other hand, uses literature and its underlying themes to try and connect with youth on some level in order to help them with their problems. When used on troubled youth in the past, it has proven to be effective, but it faces a problem as the majority of today’s youths don’t enjoy reading. Hip