Combustible and Electronic Tobacco and Marijuana Products in Hip-Hop Music Videos, 2013-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Hip-hop is the leading music genre in the United States and its fan base includes a large proportion of adolescents and young adults of all racial and ethnic groups, particularly minorities. The appearance of combustible and electronic tobacco and marijuana products, especially brand placement and use by popular and influential artists, may increase the risk of tobacco and marijuana use and decrease perceptions of harm.

Objective

To assess the prevalence of the appearance and use of combustible and electronic tobacco and marijuana products, including brand placement, in leading hip-hop songs.

Design, setting, and participants

Analysis of top 50 songs from 2013 to 2017 of Billboard magazine's weekly Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs with videos that included the appeara

SUBMITTER: Knutzen KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583628 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature