As the beginning of the finale, this episode starts to wrap everything up. Host Ethan Salem discusses the final terms and ideas necessary to the series.

Episode 8: Lyrics

May 29th, 2019 14m 4s

In this episode, host Ethan Salem discusses the relationship between common rap motifs and the audience.

Episode 7: Personality

May 28th, 2019 13m 15s

In this episode, host Ethan Salem dives into the deeper personality-based influences on music preference.

Episode 6: Conformity

May 28th, 2019 13m 41s

In the final episode about social influence, host Ethan Salem talks about the influences of conformity.

Episode 5: Why We Spread

May 27th, 2019 13m

Join host Ethan Salem as he investigates the psychological background for why rap music spreads so easily even through people who do not particularly enjoy it.

Episode 4: Why We Start

May 27th, 2019 14m

In this episode, host Ethan discusses the idea of social norms and social influences and how they relate to people’s introduction to rap music.

Episode 3: Controversy pt. 2

May 27th, 2019 13m 47s

Host Ethan Salem further explores the controversy surrounding hip hop/ rap, this time discussing the proponent side of the debate.

Episode 2: Controversy pt. 1

May 27th, 2019 14m 15s

This episode, we take a look at the opponents of rap music and why they believe it is detrimental to our society.

Episode 1: Popularity

May 24th, 2019 12m 58s

Episode 1 of the “Rapping Up America” podcast, hosted by Ethan Salem, explores the popularity and idea of hip hop/ rap from its beginnings to the current day.

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