Substance Abuse

• Adolescents are more prone to abuse drugs and alcohol as a result of watching music videos because pop artists glamorize the use of drugs in music videos.
  
  

Violent Behavior

• Rock and rap music videos are some of the most popular among adolescents. These videos often portray violent and aggressive behavior. Many adolescents believe that these behaviors are acceptable.
  
  

Sexual Promiscuity

• Many videos are replete with offensive sexual content that teaches adolescents to be promiscuous.
  
  

Sexism

• Women are depicted as sexual objects in many rap and rock music videos. Young males may resort to treating women as inferior.
  
  

Homicide

• Rap lyrics often contain content that is violent, and many rap artists glorify homicide. These types of music videos accompanied by pejorative lyrics has a debilitating impact on youth.