Children and teenagers throughout history have always enjoyed listening to music. – rap, heavy metal, rock, hip-hop and pop. They listen to music while driving their car, walking from class to class, studying or doing homework, even while spending time with friends. Most of the music they listen to, especially rap and heavy metal, contains lyrics that repeatedly reference sex, violence, and drugs. Repeatedly listening to such lyrics has negative effects on adolescents, including early sexual relations, violent behavior and drug use. Nicki Minaj, for example, the most successful female rapper of all time, is known for using vulgar and sexually explicit lyrics in her songs. (Khalid 2). One of her songs is "Stupid Hoe", which she begins by singing: "I'm cracking like a bad back, bitch, I talk like a queen, while she look like a lab rat" ( Khalid 2). She repeats the phrase "You're a stupid whore, you're a, you're a stupid whore" no less than eight times in each hook (Khalid 2). Nine Inch Nails is no better. In one of their songs, they sing: “I am a big man. Yes, I am, and I have a big gun; I have a big cock and I like to have fun. Held against your forehead, I'll make you suck, you know, just for fun” (Rense 2). Although children love listening to music that references sex, violence and drugs, studies show that listening to such music is bad for them. According to Dr. Michael Rich, director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children's Hospital Boston, said, "When we look at the research, it indicates that children who listen to a lot of music, who watch a lot of music videos, are actually at increased risk of violent behavior, substance abuse, risky sexual behavior (“Sex” 1). At least one study...... middle of article ...... today's music />.Lupu, Alexandra. “Teenagers who listen to vulgar music have sex earlier.” Teenagers listening to vulgar music have sex earlier. Np, and Web. April 16, 2014. New York Times. "Study links dirty talk to early sex among teens - Americas - International Herald Tribune." The New York Times. Np, and Web. April 12, 2014. .Rense. “The Effects of Violent Musical Content on Adolescents.” The effects of violent musical content on adolescents. Np, and Web. April 16, 2014. .Today. "Sex and violence...and it's on the radio." TODAY.com. Np, and Web. April 16. 2014. .